When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father.

国一坚定，就把杀他父王的臣仆杀了，

他的王国一巩固，就把杀他父王的臣仆杀了，

他的王国一巩固，就把杀他父王的臣仆杀了，

他巩固了王位后，立即处死了杀他父王的臣仆，

他巩固了王位以后，就把击杀他父王的臣仆杀了。

國一堅定，就把殺他父王的臣僕殺了，

他的王國一鞏固，就把殺他父王的臣僕殺了，

他的王國一鞏固，就把殺他父王的臣僕殺了，

他鞏固了王位後，立即處死了殺他父王的臣僕，

他鞏固了王位以後，就把擊殺他父王的臣僕殺了。

國權一堅固在他手裏，他就把擊殺他父親、擊殺前王的臣僕都殺死了。

其國既固、則誅弒其父王之臣、

國既鞏固、則討弒父之臣僕置諸法、

其國既堅定、則將弒其父王之臣僕誅之、

After the kingdom was firmly in his control, he executed the officials who had murdered his father the king.

The kingdom was firmly under his control. So he put to death the officials who had murdered his father, the king.

And as soon as the royal power was firmly his, he killed his servants who had struck down the king his father.

As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed his servants who had killed his father the king.

Now it came about, as soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, that he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.

Now it happened, as soon as the kingdom was established for him, that he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king.

Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established unto him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed his servants who had murdered his father the king.

Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father.

When he had secured control of the kingdom, he executed the servants who had assassinated his father.

Now when the kingdom was established to him, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.

The Arameans withdrew, leaving Joash severely wounded. But his own officials plotted to kill him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest. They assassinated him as he lay in bed. Then he was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal cemetery.The assassins were Jozacar, the son of an Ammonite woman named Shimeath, and Jehozabad, the son of a Moabite woman named Shomer.

When Amaziah was well established as king, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father.However, he did not kill the children of the assassins, for he obeyed the command of the Lord as written by Moses in the Book of the Law:“ Parents must not be put to death for the sins of their children, nor children for the sins of their parents. Those deserving to die must be put to death for their own crimes.”Amaziah also killed 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He also conquered Sela and changed its name to Joktheel, as it is called to this day.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.The rest of the events in Jehoash’s reign and everything he did, including the extent of his power and his war with King Amaziah of Judah, are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Israel.When Jehoash died, he was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam II became the next king.King Amaziah of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel.The rest of the events in Amaziah’s reign are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah.There was a conspiracy against Amaziah’s life in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But his enemies sent assassins after him, and they killed him there.They brought his body back to Jerusalem on a horse, and he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David.All the people of Judah had crowned Amaziah’s sixteen year old son, Uzziah, as king in place of his father, Amaziah.After his father’s death, Uzziah rebuilt the town of Elath and restored it to Judah.

“ And I will require the blood of anyone who takes another person’s life. If a wild animal kills a person, it must die. And anyone who murders a fellow human must die.If anyone takes a human life, that person’s life will also be taken by human hands. For God made human beings in his own image.

However, if someone deliberately kills another person, then the slayer must be dragged even from my altar and be put to death.

Also, you must never accept a ransom payment for the life of someone judged guilty of murder and subject to execution; murderers must always be put to death.And never accept a ransom payment from someone who has fled to a city of refuge, allowing a slayer to return to his property before the death of the high priest.This will ensure that the land where you live will not be polluted, for murder pollutes the land. And no sacrifice except the execution of the murderer can purify the land from murder.