2 Chronicles 25:23

23 And Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, son of ¹Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for 400 cubits, ^[a] from ²the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.

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 Joash king of Israel went up, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced one another in battle at Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah.

22 And Judah was defeated by Israel, and every man fled to his home.

23 And Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for 400 cubits, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.

24 And he seized all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God, in the care of Obed-edom. He seized also the treasuries of the king’s house, also hostages, and he returned to Samaria.

25 Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.

Cross References

• 1. 25:23 ch. 21:17
• 2. 25:23 Neh. 8:16

Footnotes

• [a] 25:23 A 'cubit' was about 18 inches or 45 centimeters