2 Chronicles 25:23

23 King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah's King Amaziah son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz,^[a] at Beth-shemesh. Then Jehoash took him to Jerusalem and broke down 200 yards^[b] of Jerusalem's wall from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.^[c]

2 Chronicles 25:23 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 25:23

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 25:20)

2 Chronicles 25:23 In-Context

21 So King Jehoash of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced off at Beth-shemesh in Judah.

22 Judah was routed before Israel, and each fled to his own tent.

23 King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah's King Amaziah son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh. Then Jehoash took him to Jerusalem and broke down 200 yards of Jerusalem's wall from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.

24 He took all the gold, silver, all the utensils that were found with Obed-edom in God's temple, the treasures of the king's palace, and the hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.

25 Judah's King Amaziah son of Joash lived 15 years after the death of Israel's King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz.

Footnotes

• [a]. Ahaziah
• [b]. Lit 400 cubits
• [c]. Some Hb mss; other Hb mss read to Happoneh; 2 Kg 14:13