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Then Amaziahking of Judah took advice , and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu,king of Israel,saying , Come , let us see one another in the face.
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And Joashking of Israelsent to Amaziahking of Judah,saying , The thistle that was in Lebanonsent to the cedar that was in Lebanon,saying , Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wildbeast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
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Thou sayest , Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast : abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall , even thou, and Judah with thee?
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But Amaziah would not hear ; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.
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So Joash the king of Israel went up ; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziahking of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
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And Judah was put to the worsebeforeIsrael, and they fled every man to his tent.
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And Joash the king of IsraeltookAmaziahking of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the cornergate,fourhundredcubits.
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And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king'shouse, the hostagesalso, and returned to Samaria.
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And Amaziah the son of Joashking of Judahlivedafter the death of Joashson of Jehoahazking of Israelfifteen*years.
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Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah,first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?
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Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachishafter him, and slew him there.