Bible Cross References
A. M. 3166. B.C. 838. Now it came
2 Kings 14:5-22
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As soon as Amaziah was firmly in power, he executed the officials who had killed his father, the king.
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However, he did not kill their children but followed what the LORD had commanded in the Law of Moses: "Parents are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their children, and children are not to be put to death for crimes committed by their parents; people are to be put to death only for a crime they themselves have committed."
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Amaziah killed ten thousand Edomite soldiers in Salt Valley; he captured the city of Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, the name it still has.
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Then Amaziah sent messengers to King Jehoash of Israel, challenging him to fight.
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But King Jehoash sent back the following reply: "Once a thorn bush on the Lebanon Mountains sent a message to a cedar: 'Give your daughter in marriage to my son.' A wild animal passed by and trampled the bush down.
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Now Amaziah, you have defeated the Edomites, and you are filled with pride. Be satisfied with your fame and stay at home. Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and your people?"
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But Amaziah refused to listen, so King Jehoash marched out with his men and fought against him at Beth Shemesh in Judah.
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Amaziah's army was defeated, and all his soldiers fled to their homes.
13
Jehoash took Amaziah prisoner, advanced on Jerusalem, and tore down the city wall from Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, a distance of two hundred yards.
14
He took all the silver and gold he could find, all the Temple equipment and all the palace treasures, and carried them back to Samaria. He also took hostages with him.
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Everything else that Jehoash did, including his bravery in the war against King Amaziah of Judah, is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.
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Jehoash died and was buried in the royal tombs in Samaria, and his son Jeroboam II succeeded him as king.
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King Amaziah of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel.
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Everything else that Amaziah did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah.
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There was a plot in Jerusalem to assassinate Amaziah, so he fled to the city of Lachish, but his enemies followed him there and killed him.
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His body was carried back to Jerusalem on a horse and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City.
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The people of Judah then crowned his sixteen-year-old son Uzziah as king.
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Uzziah reconquered and rebuilt Elath after his father's death.
he slew
2 Chronicles 24:25
He was severely wounded, and when the enemy withdrew, two of his officials plotted against him and killed him in his bed to avenge the murder of the son of Jehoiada the priest. He was buried in David's City, but not in the royal tombs.
2 Chronicles 24:26
(Those who plotted against him were Zabad, the son of an Ammonite woman named Shimeath, and Jehozabad, the son of a Moabite woman named Shimrith.)
Genesis 9:5
If anyone takes human life, he will be punished. I will punish with death any animal that takes a human life.
Genesis 9:6
Human beings were made like God, so whoever murders one of them will be killed by someone else.
Exodus 21:14
But when someone gets angry and deliberately kills someone else, he is to be put to death, even if he has run to my altar for safety.
Numbers 35:31-33
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Murderers must be put to death. They cannot escape this penalty by the payment of money.
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If they have fled to a city of refuge, do not allow them to make a payment in order to return home before the death of the High Priest.
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If you did this, you would defile the land where you are living. Murder defiles the land, and except by the death of the murderer there is no way to perform the ritual of purification for the land where someone has been murdered.