UYehowashe ukumkani wakwaSirayeli wambamba uAmaziya ukumkani wakwaJuda unyana kaYowashe, ka-Ahaziya, eBhete-shemeshe. UYehowashe waya eJerusalem, waza waludiliza udonga lwayo ukusukela kwiSango lakwaEfrayim, ukuya kwiSango leKona, umgama okwisithuba seemitha ezimakhulu mabini.