Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
New International Version NIV
1 In the second year of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah, the son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign.
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In the second year of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah began to reign.
2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign and reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name <em>was</em> Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
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He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
3 And he did <em>that which was</em> right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father; he did according to all things as Joash his father did.
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He did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. In everything he followed the example of his father Joash.
4 With all this, the high places were not taken away; as yet the people sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places.
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The high places, however, were not removed; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense there.
5 And as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, he slew his slaves which had slain the king, his father.
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After the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, he executed the officials who had murdered his father the king.
6 But the sons of those who had slain him he slew not; according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but each one shall die for their own sin.
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Yet he did not put the children of the assassins to death, in accordance with what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses where the LORD commanded: “Parents are not to be put to death for their children, nor children put to death for their parents; each will die for their own sin.”
7 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand and took Selah by war and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
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He was the one who defeated ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt and captured Sela in battle, calling it Joktheel, the name it has to this day.
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