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A king of Judah who started well but got arrogant and lost badly
open_in_newReigned in Judah and did what was right 'but not with a whole heart' (2 Chronicles 25:2). He won a victory over Edom, then made the bizarre decision to bring back Edomite gods and worship them. Flush with confidence, he challenged Israel's King Jehoash to battle and got absolutely crushed. Ended up assassinated by his own people.
No Place Among the Kings
2 Chronicles 24:25-27Amaziah takes the throne after Joash's assassination — mentioned briefly here as the successor who inherits a kingdom marked by his father's catastrophic betrayal and spiritual collapse.
Mostly Right
2 Chronicles 25:1-4Amaziah is being formally introduced as king — his age, reign length, and the critical editorial verdict are all given here before his first major decision unfolds.
Sixteen and Crowned
2 Chronicles 26:1-5Amaziah is the recently deceased father whose example Uzziah initially follows — establishing the pattern of doing right before the Lord that characterizes Uzziah's early reign.
Amaziah appears here briefly as Joash's military opponent — the king of Judah whom Joash fought, a detail that shows Joash was a capable military leader whose strength was directed everywhere except toward spiritual renewal.
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