After consulting with his advisers, King Amaziah of Judah sent this challenge to Israel’s king Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu:“ Come and meet me in battle!”

犹大王亚玛谢与群臣商议，就差遣使者去见耶户的孙子、约哈斯的儿子、以色列王约阿施，说：“你来，我们二人相见于战场。”

犹大王亚玛谢经商议后，就派人去见耶户的孙子，约哈斯的儿子以色列王约阿施，说：“来，让我们面对面较量吧！”

犹大王亚玛谢经商议后，就派人去见耶户的孙子，约哈斯的儿子以色列王约阿施，说：“来，让我们面对面较量吧！”

犹大王亚玛谢与群臣商议后，就派人对耶户的孙子、约哈斯的儿子、以色列王约阿施说：“来，我们战场上见。”

犹大王亚玛谢和群臣商议以后，就派人去见耶户的孙子、约哈斯的儿子、以色列王约阿施，说：“来吧，我们在战场上相见吧！”

猶大王亞瑪謝與羣臣商議，就差遣使者去見耶戶的孫子、約哈斯的兒子、以色列王約阿施，說：「你來，我們二人相見於戰場。」

猶大王亞瑪謝經商議後，就派人去見耶戶的孫子，約哈斯的兒子以色列王約阿施，說：「來，讓我們面對面較量吧！」

猶大王亞瑪謝經商議後，就派人去見耶戶的孫子，約哈斯的兒子以色列王約阿施，說：「來，讓我們面對面較量吧！」

猶大王亞瑪謝與群臣商議後，就派人對耶戶的孫子、約哈斯的兒子、以色列王約阿施說：「來，我們戰場上見。」

猶大王亞瑪謝和群臣商議以後，就派人去見耶戶的孫子、約哈斯的兒子、以色列王約阿施，說：“來吧，我們在戰場上相見吧！”

猶大王亞瑪謝和羣臣商議好了，就差遣人去見耶戶的孫子約哈斯的兒子以色列王約阿施，說：『來吧；我們在戰場上見面吧。』

猶大王亞瑪謝與人謀、遣使見耶戶孫、約哈斯子、以色列王約阿施曰、來、爾我晤面、

猶大王亞馬謝、與群臣謀、遣使至以色列王耶戶之孫約哈斯子約轄、曰、汝來以決一戰。

猶大王亞瑪謝與群臣謀、遣使見耶戶孫約哈斯子以色列王約阿施、曰、爾來、我二人可決一戰、

After Amaziah king of Judah consulted his advisers, he sent this challenge to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel:“ Come, let us face each other in battle.”

Amaziah, the king of Judah, spoke to his advisers. Then he sent a message to Jehoash, the king of Israel. Jehoash was the son of Jehoahaz. Jehoahaz was the son of Jehu. Amaziah dared Jehoash,“ Come on! Let us face each other in battle!”

Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying,“ Come, let us look one another in the face.”

King Amaziah of Judah took counsel and sent word to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, and challenged him:“ Come, let’s meet face to face.”

Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent word to Joash the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, the king of Israel, saying,“ Come, let’s face each other.”

Now Amaziah king of Judah asked advice and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying,“ Come, let us face one another in battle.”

Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.

King Amaziah of Judah took counsel and sent word to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying,“ Come, let us meet face to face.”

Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face.

After King Amaziah of Judah consulted with his advisers, he sent this message to the king of Israel, Joash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu,“ Come, face me on the battlefield.”

Then Amaziah king of Judah consulted his advisers, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying,“ Come! Let’s look one another in the face.”

One day Amaziah sent messengers with this challenge to Israel’s king Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz and grandson of Jehu:“ Come and meet me in battle!”But King Jehoash of Israel replied to King Amaziah of Judah with this story:“ Out in the Lebanon mountains, a thistle sent a message to a mighty cedar tree:‘ Give your daughter in marriage to my son.’ But just then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and stepped on the thistle, crushing it!“ You have indeed defeated Edom, and you are proud of it. But be content with your victory and stay at home! Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and the people of Judah?”But Amaziah refused to listen, so King Jehoash of Israel mobilized his army against King Amaziah of Judah. The two armies drew up their battle lines at Beth shemesh in Judah.Judah was routed by the army of Israel, and its army scattered and fled for home.King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s king, Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah, at Beth shemesh. Then he marched to Jerusalem, where he demolished 600 feet of Jerusalem’s wall, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.He carried off all the gold and silver and all the articles from the Temple of the Lord. He also seized the treasures from the royal palace, along with hostages, and then returned to Samaria.

Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.

Meanwhile, the hired troops that Amaziah had sent home raided several of the towns of Judah between Samaria and Beth horon. They killed 3,000 people and carried off great quantities of plunder.

Then Abner suggested to Joab,“ Let’s have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us.”“ All right,” Joab agreed.