2 Chronicles 25:1-6 ▼

1 Amaziah began his reign at the age of 25 years, and he reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan. She was from Jerusalem.

2 He practiced what the LORD considered to be right, but not with a perfect heart.

3 As soon as he had consolidated his royal authority, he executed the servants who had killed his father, the king,

4 but he did not execute their children in obedience to what is written in the Law, the writings of Moses, where the LORD commanded, |Fathers are not to die because of what their children do, nor are children to die because of what their fathers do, but each person is to die for his own sins.|

5 Amaziah gathered Judah together and organized them according to their ancestral households under commanders of thousands and hundreds throughout Judah and Benjamin. He then mustered an army from those who were 20 years old and older. He discovered that there were 300,000 elite soldiers qualified for war duty and capable of handling spears and shields.

6 He also hired 100,000 elite forces from Israel, paying 100 talents of silver for their services.