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But a man of God came to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with you; for the Lord is not with Israel, that is, the children of Ephraim.

וְאִ֣ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

But go yourself, and be strong in war; God will not let you go down before those who are fighting against you; for God has power to give help or to send you down before your attackers.

וּלְהַכְשִֽׁיל׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Then Amaziah said to the man of God, But what is to be done about the hundred talents which I have given for the armed band of Israel? And the man of God in answer said, God is able to give you much more than this.

וּמַֽה־ (וּ) u. “and”

Then Amaziah took heart, and went out at the head of his people and came to the Valley of Salt, where he put to death ten thousand of the children of Seir;

וַאֲמַצְיָ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And ten thousand more the children of Israel took living, and made them go up to the top of the rock, pushing them down from the top of the rock so that their bodies were broken by the fall.

וַעֲשֶׂ֨רֶת (וַ) va. “and”וְכֻלָּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

But the men of the band which Amaziah sent back and did not take with him to the fight, made attacks on the towns of Judah from Samaria to Beth-horon, putting to death three thousand of their people and taking away a great store of their goods.

וּבְנֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now when Amaziah came back from the destruction of the Edomites, he took the gods of the children of Seir and made them his gods, worshipping them and burning offerings before them.

וְלִפְנֵיהֶ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלָהֶ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

But while he was talking to him the king said to him, Have we made you one of the king's government? say no more, or it will be the cause of your death. Then the prophet gave up protesting, and said, It is clear to me that God's purpose is your destructi

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

You say, See, I have overcome Edom; and your heart is lifted up with pride: now keep in your country; why do you make causes of trouble, putting yourself, and Judah with you, in danger of downfall?

וִיהוּדָ֥ה (וִ) vi. “and”

But Amaziah gave no attention; and this was the purpose of God, so that he might give them up into the hands of Joash, because they had gone after the gods of Edom.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And so Joash, king of Israel, went up; and he and Amaziah, king of Judah, came face to face at Beth-shemesh in Judah.

וַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ (וַ) va. “and”

And Joash, king of Israel, made Amaziah, king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, prisoner at Beth-shemesh, and took him to Jerusalem; and he had the wall of Jerusalem pulled down from the doorway of Ephraim to the doorway in the angle, four

וְאֵת֩ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he took all the gold and silver and all the vessels which were in the house of the Lord, under the care of Obed-edom, and all the wealth from the king's house, as well as those whose lives would be the price of broken faith, and went back to Samaria.

וְכָֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַכֶּ֡סֶף (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, are they not recorded in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel?

וְיֶ֙תֶר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now from the time when Amaziah gave up worshipping the Lord, they made secret designs against him in Jerusalem; and he went in flight to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him and put him to death there.

וּמֵעֵ֗ת (וּ) u. “and”

Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

וְה֕וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for fifty-two years; his mother's name was Jechiliah of Jerusalem.

וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְשֵׁ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

He gave himself to searching after God in the days of Zechariah, who made men wise in the fear of God; and as long as he was true to the Lord, God made things go well for him.

וּבִימֵי֙ (וּ) u. “and”

He went out and made war against the Philistines, pulling down the walls of Gath and Jabneh and Ashdod, and building towns in the country round Ashdod and among the Philistines.

וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And God gave him help against the Philistines, and against the Arabians living in Gur-baal, and against the Meunim.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמְּעוּנִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Uzziah made towers in Jerusalem, at the doorway in the angle and at the doorway in the valley and at the turn of the wall, arming them.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he put up towers in the waste land and made places for storing water, for he had much cattle, in the low hills and in the table land; and he had farmers and vine-keepers in the mountains and in the fertile land, for he was a lover of farming.

וּבַשְּׁפֵלָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבַמִּישׁ֑וֹר (וּ) u. “and”וְכֹֽרְמִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַכַּרְמֶ֔ל (וּ) u. “and”

In addition, Uzziah had an army of fighting-men who went out to war in bands, as they had been listed by Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the authority of Hananiah, one of the king's captains.

וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖הוּ (וּ) u. “and”

The heads of families, the strong men of war, were two thousand, six hundred.

וְשֵׁ֥שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And under their orders was a trained army of three hundred and seven thousand, five hundred, of great strength in war, helping the king against any who came against him.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׁבְעַ֤ת (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲמֵ֣שׁ (וַ) va. “and”