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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)
Amaziah: אמציה בן-יהואש מלך יהודה 'Amatzyah ben Yehoash, Melekh Yehudah. Reigned for 29 years. Death: killed in Lachish by the men sent by his officials who conspired against him. 783–742: 767–740: 788–736: 776–736: Uzziah: עזיהו בן-אמציה מלך יהודה 'Uzziyahu ben 'Amatzyah, Melekh Yehudah. Reigned ...
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]
Amaziah is a good king, but the high places have still not been abolished. Upon assumption of the throne, he executes his father's assassins, but spares their children in accordance with the Mosaic law. Amaziah defeats the Edomites and challenges Israel, but Jehoash advises him to stay at home.
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.
2 Kings 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the second part of the Books of Kings in the Hebrew Bible or the Second Book of Kings in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. [1] [2] The book is a compilation of various annals recording the acts of the kings of Israel and Judah by a Deuteronomic compiler in the seventh century BCE, with a supplement added in the sixth century BCE. [3]