2 Chronicles 25

Amaziah executes his father's murderers but spares their children per the Torah, hires Israelite mercenaries but obeys a prophet by dismissing them, defeats the Edomites in the Valley of Salt, yet brings back and worships their gods, provoking YHWH's anger.[1][2][3] A prophet warns him, but he challenges King Jehoash of Israel, suffers defeat with Jerusalem plundered, and later faces conspiracy and death.[2][3][4]

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and their children not did he put to death but as it is written in the law in the book of Moses which commanded YHWH saying not shall die fathers for children nor children not shall die for fathers but every man for his own sin shall die
and he gathered Amaziah direct object marker Judah and he stationed them according to house fathers for commanders of the thousands and for commanders of the hundreds for all Judah and Benjamin and he mustered them from a son of twenty years and upward and found them three hundred thousand chosen going out to army grasping spear and shield
5 וַ/יִּקְבֹּ֤ץ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤑 vayiqebots and he gathered HC/Vqw3ms אֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤄𐤅 amatseyahu Amaziah HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker HTo יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah HNp וַ/יַּֽעֲמִידֵ֣/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤃/𐤌 vayaamidem and he stationed them HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp לְ/בֵית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt according to house HR/Ncmsc אָב֗וֹת 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 avot fathers HNcmpa לְ/שָׂרֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤉 lesarey for commanders HR/Ncmpc הָ/אֲלָפִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 haalafim of the thousands HTd/Acbpa וּ/לְ/שָׂרֵ֣י 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤓𐤉 ulesarey and for commanders HC/R/Ncmpc הַ/מֵּא֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 hameot of the hundreds HTd/Acbpa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal for all HR/Ncmsc יְהוּדָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah-2 Judah HNp וּ/בִנְיָמִ֑ן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 uvineyamin and Benjamin HC/Np וַֽ/יִּפְקְדֵ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤒𐤃/𐤌 vayifeqedem and he mustered them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp לְ/מִ/בֶּ֨ן 𐤋/𐤌/𐤁𐤍 lemiben Bene (Bemba) from a son of HR/R/Ncmsc עֶשְׂרִ֤ים 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 eserim twenty HAcbpa שָׁנָה֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years HNcfsa וָ/מַ֔עְלָ/ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤋/𐤄 vamaelah and upward HC/D/Sd וַ/יִּמְצָאֵ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀/𐤌 vayimetsaem and found them HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp שְׁלֹשׁ 𐤔𐤋𐤔 shelosh three HAcfsa מֵא֨וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred HAcbpa אֶ֤לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand HAcbsa בָּחוּר֙ 𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓 bachur chosen HVqsmsa יוֹצֵ֣א 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀 yotse going out HVqrmsa צָבָ֔א 𐤑𐤁𐤀 tsava to army HNcbsa אֹחֵ֖ז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 ochez grasping HVqrmsa רֹ֥מַח 𐤓𐤌𐤇 romach spear HNcmsa וְ/צִנָּֽה 𐤅/𐤑𐤍𐤄 vetsinah and shield HC/Ncfsa
And he said Amaziah to man of God but what to do for hundred talents which I have given to troop of Israel And he said man of God there is to YHWH to give to you much more than this
sons of the band which he had sent back Amaziah from going with him to battle they raided upon cities of Judah from Samaria even to Beth horon they struck down of them three thousand they plundered spoil much
And it was after coming Amaziah from the striking [direct object marker] Edomites and he brought [direct object marker] gods of sons of Seir and he set them up for himself as gods and before them he bowed down and to them he burned incense
And it happened as he was speaking to him and he said to him the counselor of the king have we made you Stop for yourself Why should you be struck down and he stopped the prophet and he said I know that has determined God to destroy you because you have done this and not you have listened to my counsel
16 וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it happened HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/דַבְּר֣/וֹ 𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤅 bedabero as he was speaking HR/Vpc/Sp3ms אֵלָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him HR/Sp3ms וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms הַ/לְ/יוֹעֵ֤ץ 𐤄/𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤏𐤑 haleyoets the counselor HTi/R/Vqrmsa לַ/מֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe of the king HRd/Ncmsa נְתַנּ֔וּ/ךָ 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅/𐤊 netanukha have we made you HVqp1cp/Sp2ms חֲדַל 𐤇𐤃𐤋 chadal Stop HVqv2ms לְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for yourself HR/Sp2ms לָ֣/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah Why HR/Ti יַכּ֑וּ/ךָ 𐤉𐤊𐤅/𐤊 yakukha should you be struck down HVhi3mp/Sp2ms וַ/יֶּחְדַּ֣ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤋 vayechedal and he stopped HC/Vqw3ms הַ/נָּבִ֗יא 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the prophet HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 and he said HC/Vqw3ms יָדַ֗עְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I know HVqp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that HC יָעַ֤ץ 𐤉𐤏𐤑 yaats has determined HVqp3ms אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpa לְ/הַשְׁחִיתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕/𐤊 lehashechitekha to destroy you HR/Vhc/Sp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 because HC עָשִׂ֣יתָ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asita you have done HVqp2ms זֹּ֔את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this HPdxfs וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕 shamaeta you have listened HVqp2ms לַ/עֲצָתִֽ/י 𐤋/𐤏𐤑𐤕/𐤉 laatsati to my counsel HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs
and sent Joash king of Israel to Amaziah king of Judah saying the thistle that in Lebanon sent to the cedar that in Lebanon saying give - your daughter to my son as a wife and passed wild beast of the field that in Lebanon and trampled - the thistle
18 וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֞ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent HC/Vqw3ms יוֹאָ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤔 yoash Joash HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤄𐤅 amatseyahu Amaziah HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king HNcmsc יְהוּדָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah HNp לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc הַ/ח֜וֹחַ 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤇 hachocha the thistle HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr בַּ/לְּבָנ֗וֹן 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤍 balevanon in Lebanon HRd/Np שָׁ֠לַח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shalach sent HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR הָ/אֶ֜רֶז 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤆 haerez the cedar HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֤ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that HTr בַּ/לְּבָנוֹן֙ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤍 balevanon-2 in Lebanon HRd/Np לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor-2 saying HR/Vqc תְּנָֽ/ה 𐤕𐤍/𐤄 tenah give HVqv2ms/Sh אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - HTo בִּתְּ/ךָ֥ 𐤁𐤕/𐤊 bitekha your daughter HNcfsc/Sp2ms לִ/בְנִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤁𐤍/𐤉 liveni Bene (Bemba) to my son HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs לְ/אִשָּׁ֑ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤄 leishah as a wife HR/Ncfsa וַֽ/תַּעֲבֹ֞ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤓 vataavor and passed HC/Vqw3fs חַיַּ֤ת 𐤇𐤉𐤕 chayat wild beast HNcfsc הַ/שָּׂדֶה֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤃𐤄 hasadeh of the field HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-3 that HTr בַּ/לְּבָנ֔וֹן 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤍 balevanon-3 in Lebanon HRd/Np וַ/תִּרְמֹ֖ס 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤌𐤎 vatiremos and trampled HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 - HTo הַ/חֽוֹחַ 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤇 hachocha-2 the thistle HTd/Ncmsa
and-[direct object marker] Amaziah king of-Judah son-of Joash son-of Jehoahaz took/captured Joash king of-Israel in-[house]-of Shemesh and-he-brought-him to-Jerusalem and-he-broke-through in-[wall]-of Jerusalem from-[gate]-of Ephraim to gate the-facing/turning four hundred cubits
23 וְ/אֵת֩ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] HC/To אֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤉𐤄𐤅 amatseyahu Amaziah HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of-Judah HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son-of HNcmsc יוֹאָ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤔 yoash Joash HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) son-of HNcmsc יְהוֹאָחָ֗ז 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤆 yehoachaz Jehoahaz HNp תָּפַ֛שׂ 𐤕𐤐𐤔 tafas took/captured HVqp3ms יוֹאָ֥שׁ 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤔 yoash-2 Joash HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of-Israel HNp בְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in-[house]-of HR/Np שָׁ֑מֶשׁ 𐤔𐤌𐤔 shamesh Shemesh HNp וַ/יְבִיאֵ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀/𐤄𐤅 vayeviehu and-he-brought-him HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3ms יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim to-Jerusalem HNp וַ/יִּפְרֹ֞ץ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤑 vayiferots and-he-broke-through HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/חוֹמַ֣ת 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤕 bechomat in-[wall]-of HR/Ncfsc יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim-2 Jerusalem HNp מִ/שַּׁ֤עַר 𐤌/𐤔𐤏𐤓 mishaar from-[gate]-of HR/Ncmsc אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim HNp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to HR שַׁ֣עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar gate HNcmsc הַ/פּוֹנֶ֔ה 𐤄/𐤐𐤅𐤍𐤄 haponeh the-facing/turning HTd/Vqrmsa אַרְבַּ֥ע 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 areba four HAcfsa מֵא֖וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred HAcbpa אַמָּֽה 𐤀𐤌𐤄 amah cubits HNcfsa