Introduction
Amaziah begins to reign well; his victory over the Edomites, 2 Kings 14:1-7 . He challenges Jehoash, king of Israel, 2 Kings 14:8 . Jehoash's parable of the thistle and the cedar, 2 Kings 14:9 , 2 Kings 14:10 . The two armies meet at Beth-shemesh; and the men of Judah are defeated, 2 Kings 14:11 , 2 Kings 14:12 . Jehoash takes Jerusalem, breaks down four hundred cubits of the wall; takes the treasures of the king's house, and of the temple; and takes hostages, and returns to Samaria, 2 Kings 14:13 , 2 Kings 14:14 . The death and burial of both these kings, 2 Kings 14:15-20 . Azariah, the son of Amaziah, made king; he builds Elath, vv. 21, 22. Jeroboam the second is made king over Israel: his wicked reign and death, vv. 23-29.
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