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2 Kings 14:10-18 Good News Bible Catholic Edition (GNBDK)

10. Now Amaziah, you have defeated the Edomites, and you are filled with pride. Be satisfied with your fame and stay at home. Why stir up trouble that will only bring disaster on you and your people?”

11. But Amaziah refused to listen, so King Jehoash marched out with his men and fought against him at Beth Shemesh in Judah.

12. Amaziah's army was defeated, and all his soldiers fled to their homes.

13. Jehoash took Amaziah prisoner, advanced on Jerusalem, and tore down the city wall from Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate, a distance of nearly 200 metres.

14. He took all the silver and gold he could find, all the temple equipment and all the palace treasures, and carried them back to Samaria. He also took hostages with him.

15. Everything else that Jehoash did, including his bravery in the war against King Amaziah of Judah, is recorded in The History of the Kings of Israel.

16. Jehoash died and was buried in the royal tombs in Samaria, and his son Jeroboam II succeeded him as king.

17. King Amaziah of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel.

18. Everything else that Amaziah did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah.

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