War Against Israel
Amaziah began to worship some of the idols he took from the Edomites. He was defeated by Jehoash, king of Israel whom he had challenged to battle. Jehoash made Amaziah his prisoner. His defeat was followed by a conspiracy that took his life (2 Kings 14:8-14, 19). Amaziah was slain at Lachish, to which he had fled, and his body was brought upon horses to Jerusalem, where it was buried in the royal sepulchre (2 Kings 14:19, 20; 2 Chr. 25:27, 28).
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