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17 Then Amaziah (YHWH is mighty) king of Judah (praised) took counsel and sent word to the king of Israel (he wrestles with God) Jehoash (Joash) son of Jehoahaz (YHWH has seized), the son of Jehu (YHWH is He). “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said. 18 But Jehoash (given by the Lord) king of Israel (he wrestles with God) replied to Amaziah (YHWH is mighty) king of Judah (praised): “A thistle in Lebanon (whiteness) sent a message to a cedar in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in marriage.’ Then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle. 19 You have said, ‘Look, I have defeated Edom (red),’ and your heart has become proud and boastful. Now stay at home. Why should you stir up trouble so that you fall—you and Judah (praised) with you?” 20 But Amaziah (YHWH is mighty) would not listen, for this had come from God {Elohim} in order to deliver them into the hand of Jehoash, because they had sought the gods of Edom (red). 21 So Jehoash (given by the Lord) king of Israel (he wrestles with God) advanced, and he and Amaziah (YHWH is mighty) king of Judah (praised) faced each other at Beth-shemesh (house of the sun) in Judah. 22 And Judah (praised) was routed before Israel (he wrestles with God), and every man fled to his own home. 23 There at Beth-shemesh (house of the sun), Jehoash (given by the Lord) king of Israel (he wrestles with God) captured Amaziah (YHWH is mighty) king of Judah (praised), the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz (Ahaziah). Then Jehoash brought him to Jerusalem (city of peace) and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim (doubly fruitful) Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits <600 ft / 182.9 m>. 24 He took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of God {Elohim} with Obed-edom (servant of Edom) and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria (watch mountain). 2 Chronicles 25:17-24, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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