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Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that
had killed the king his father.
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But he slew not their children, but
did
as
it is
written in the law in
the book of Moses, where the L
ORD
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.
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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.
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He hired also an hundred
thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver.
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But there came a
man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the L
ORD
is
not with
Israel,
to wit, with
all the children of Ephraim.
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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.
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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 L
ORD
is able to give thee much more
than this.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Wherefore the anger of the L
ORD
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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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