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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.
Uzziah (/ ə ˈ z aɪ ə /; Hebrew: עֻזִּיָּהוּ ‘Uzzīyyāhū, meaning "my strength is Yah"; [1] Greek: Ὀζίας; Latin: Ozias), also known as Azariah (/ ˈ æ z ə ˈ r aɪ ə /; Hebrew: עֲזַרְיָה ‘Azaryā; Greek: Αζαρίας; Latin: Azarias), was the tenth king of the ancient Kingdom of Judah, and one of Amaziah's sons.
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 father of Joshah, one of the leaders of the tribe of Simeon in the time of Hezekiah (1 Chr. 4:34)
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]
[1] In contemporary scholarship, the united monarchy is debated, due to a lack of archaeological evidence for it. It is generally accepted that a "House of David" existed, but some scholars believe that David could have only been the king or chieftain of Judah, which was likely small, and that the northern kingdom was a separate development.
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]
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]
The Valley of Salt, valley of saltpits, [1] valley of Saltpits, [2] or vale of saltpits [3] (Hebrew: גיא-המלח) is a place where it is said David smote the Arameans (2 Sam. 8:13). This valley (the Arabah ) is between Judah and Edom on the south of the Dead Sea .