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Amaziah of Judah (pronounced / æ m ə ˈ z aɪ. ə /, Hebrew: אֲמַצְיָהוּ, ʼĂmaṣyāhū, meaning "the strength of the Lord", "strengthened by Yahweh", or "Yahweh is mighty"; Greek: Αμασίας; Latin: Amasias), [1] was the ninth king of Judah and the son and successor of Joash.
The first 24 years of his reign were as a co-regent with his father, Amaziah. William F. Albright dates Uzziah's reign to 783–742 BC. [ 2 ] Edwin R. Thiele 's chronology has Uzziah becoming coregent with his father Amaziah in 792/791 BCE [ 3 ] and sole ruler of Judah after his father's death in 768/767 BCE.
Amaziah or Amasias (in the Douay-Rheims translation) (Hebrew: אֲמַצְיָה, "strengthened by God"; Latin: Amasias) may refer to: Amaziah of Judah, the king of Judah; A Levite, son of Hilkiah, of the descendants of Ethan the Merarite (1 Chronicles 6:45) Amaziah (Book of Amos), a priest of the golden calves at Bethel (Amos 7:10-17)
The moshav was founded in 1955, on the ruins of the Palestinian town al-Dawayima. [2] It was named for King Amaziah of Judah, who, according to the Book of Kings, was killed in the Lakhish region. [3]
Amaziah is described as throwing 10,000 Edomites to their death from the heights of Sela (2 Chronicles 25:12; 2 Kings 14:7). [3] When Amaziah took Sela he called it Joktheel (also spelled Jokteel ( JPS ) and Jectehel ( DRB )) (q.v.) ( Hebrew : יָקְתְאֵל , Yoq t ĕ-’Ēl, "the blessedness of God" or "subdued by God"; [ 1 ] Latin ...
Jehoash utterly defeated Amaziah at Beth-shemesh, on the borders of Dan and Philistia. Jehoash then advanced on Jerusalem, broke down a portion of the wall, and carried away the treasures of the Temple and the palace. Jehoash took Amaziah as a prisoner. Amaziah's defeat was followed by a conspiracy that took his life. [10]
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Jehoash (Hebrew: יְהוֹאָשׁ, Yəhōʾāš, "Yah-given"; Greek: Ιωας; Latin: Ioas), also known as Joash (in King James Version), Joas (in Douay–Rheims) or Joás (Hebrew: יוֹאָשׁ, Yōʾāš), [1] was the eighth king of Judah, and the sole surviving son of Ahaziah after the massacre of the royal family ordered by his grandmother, Athaliah.