2 Kings 14

2He was twenty-five years old, when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem, and his mother’s name was Joadim of Jerusalem.

3And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, but not like his father David. According to all that his father Joas had done, he did.

4But he did not remove the high places. Still the people sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

5And when the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, he smote his servants who had slain his father.

6But the children of the murderers he did not put to death. As it is written in the book of the laws of Moses—as the Lord commanded saying, Fathers shall not be put to death for children; nor shall children be put to death for fathers; for everyone shall die for his own sins.

8Then Amessias sent messengers to Joas son of Joachaz son of Jehu king of Israel saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

9Whereupon Joas king of Israel, sent to Amessias king of Juda, saying, The thistle which is on Lebanon sent to the cedar on Lebanon saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife; but the wild beasts of the field in traversing Lebanon trampled down the thistle.

10Thou hast smitten Idumea, and thy heart is elated. Enjoy thy glory at home. Why seekest thou a quarrel to thy hurt, that thou shouldst fall and Juda with thee?

12And Juda gave way before Israel and fled every man to his tent.

13And Joas king of Israel took Amessias son of Joas son of Ochozias at Baithsamus, and came to Jerusalem, and demolished of the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim, to the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits.

14And he took the gold and silver and all the vessels which were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasuries of the king’s house, and hostages for the performance of their agreements, and returned to Samaria.

15Now the rest of the acts of Joas and all the exploits which he performed in his war with Amessias king of Juda, are they not written in the journal of the kings of Israel?

16And Joas slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel, and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.

18Now the rest of the acts of Amessias and all that he did, are they not written in the journal of the kings of Juda?

19A conspiracy being formed against him in Jerusalem he fled to Lachis, but they sent after him to Lachis and there put him to death.

20But they brought him on horses and he was buried in Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.

21Afterwards all the people of Juda took Azarias when he was sixteen years old and made him king in the room of his father Amessias.

22He rebuilt Ailoth and recovered it for Juda after the king slept with his fathers.

24And he did evil in sight of the Lord. He departed not from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nabat who had caused Israel to sin.

25He extended the border of Israel from the bay of Aimath to the sea of Araba, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spoke by the ministry of his servant Jonas son of Amathi the prophet of Gethchopher.

26For the Lord saw that the affliction of Israel was very bitter, that they were few in number, closely confined, reduced to penury and forsaken; and that there was no helper for Israel;

27And the Lord had said that he would not blot out the seed of Israel from under heaven. Therefore he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam son of Joas.

29And Jeroboam slept with his fathers—with the kings of Israel, and Zacharias his son reigned in his stead.