1 Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart.

3 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father. 4 But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin.

5 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judah together, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. 6 He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver. 7 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim. 8 But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down. 9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this. 10 Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger.

11 And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. 12 And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.

13 But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.

14 Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. 15 Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand? 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face. 18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. 19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 20 But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom. 21 So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. 22 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent. 23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 24 And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

25 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?

27 Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there. 28 And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.

1 亚玛谢登基的时候是二十五岁， 他在耶路撒冷作王二十九年。他的母亲名叫约耶但， 是耶路撒冷人。

2 亚玛谢行耶和华看为正的事， 只是心不专一。

3 他巩固了王位以后， 就把击杀他父王的臣仆杀了。

4 他却没有处死他们的儿子， 因为照着摩西律法书上所记， 耶和华曾吩咐： "不可因儿子的罪处死父亲， 也不可因父亲的罪处死儿子； 各人要因自己的罪被处死。"

5 亚玛谢召集了犹大人， 按着他们的家族为全犹大和便雅悯人， 设立千夫长和百夫长， 又数点他们的数目， 从二十岁以上， 能出去打仗， 能拿枪持盾的精兵， 共有三十万。

6 又用了三千四百公斤银子， 从以色列中雇了十万英勇的战士。

7 有一位神人来见亚玛谢， 说： "王啊， 请不要领以色列的军队和你同去， 因为耶和华不和以色列人， 不和任何以法莲的子孙同在。

8 即使你一定要去， 奋勇争战， 神也会使你在敌人面前覆灭， 因为 神有能力帮助人， 也有能力使人覆灭。"

9 亚玛谢问神人： "我给以色列雇佣兵的那三千四百公斤银子怎么办呢？"神人回答： "耶和华能把比这更多赐给你。"

10 于是亚玛谢把那从以法莲来的雇佣兵解散了， 遣送他们回家； 因此他们非常恼怒犹大人， 就气冲冲地回家去了。

11 亚玛谢鼓起勇气， 率领他的人民到盐谷去， 击杀了一万西珥人。

12 犹大人又生擒了一万人， 带到一处崖顶， 从崖顶把他们拋下去， 使他们都摔得肢离破碎。

13 但亚玛谢打发回去、不许和他一同作战的雇佣兵， 竟侵入犹大各城， 从撒玛利亚直到伯．和仑， 击杀了三千人， 又掠去了很多财物。

14 亚玛谢击败了以东人回来的时候， 把西珥人的神像也带回来， 立为自己的神， 在它们面前叩拜， 又向它们烧香。

15 因此， 耶和华向亚玛谢发怒， 于是差派一位先知去见他， 对他说： "这民族的神不能拯救自己的人民脱离你的手， 你为什么还寻求它们呢？"

16 先知向王讲话的时候， 王对他说： "我们立了你作王的谋士吗？住口吧！ 你要挨打吗？"先知就住口， 可是又说： "我知道 神已定意消灭你， 因为你作了这事， 又不听从我的劝戒。"

17 犹大王亚玛谢和群臣商议以后， 就派人去见耶户的孙子、约哈斯的儿子、以色列王约阿施， 说： "来吧， 我们在战场上相见吧！ "

18 以色列王约阿施派人去见犹大王亚玛谢， 说： "黎巴嫩的蒺藜派人去见黎巴嫩的香柏树， 说： ‘把你的女儿给我的儿子作妻子吧！ ’后来有一只黎巴嫩的野兽从那里经过， 把蒺藜践踏了。

19 你心里说你击败了以东人， 你就心里骄傲， 以这事夸口。现在你留在家里吧， 为什么要惹祸， 使犹大和你一同覆亡呢？"

20 亚玛谢却不听从； 这原是出于 神， 好把他们交在约阿施手里， 因为他们寻求以东的神。

21 于是以色列王约阿施上来， 在犹大的伯．示麦， 和犹大王亚玛谢相会于战场上。

22 犹大人在以色列人面前被击败， 各自逃回家去了。

23 以色列王约阿施在伯．示麦捉住了约哈斯的孙子、约阿施的儿子、犹大王亚玛谢， 把他带到耶路撒冷， 又拆毁耶路撒冷的城墙， 从以法莲门直到角门， 共两百公尺。

24 又把俄别．以东负责看守 神殿里的一切金银和一切器皿， 以及王宫里的宝物都掠去， 又掳走人质， 然后回撒玛利亚去了。

25 以色列王约哈斯的儿子约阿施死后， 犹大王约阿施的儿子亚玛谢还活了十五年。

26 亚玛谢其余的事迹， 一生的始末， 不是都记在犹大和以色列诸王记上吗？

27 自从亚玛谢离弃耶和华以后， 在耶路撒冷有人要谋害他； 他就逃到拉吉去。谋害他的人派人追到拉吉， 在那里把他杀死。

28 然后用马把他的尸体运回来， 埋葬在大卫城里， 和他的列祖一起。