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2 Chronicles 25:23

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What does 2 Chronicles 25:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
2 Chronicles 25:23 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
20But Amaziah would not hear; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the hand [of their enemies], because they had sought after the gods of Edom.
21So Joash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
22And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent.
23And Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
24And [he took] all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king`s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
25And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
26Now 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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What do historical commentaries say?

Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“25:23 The Ephraim Gate was on the north side of the city, while the Corner Gate was on the western wall.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“took Amaziah: Ch2 33:11, Ch2 36:6, Ch2 36:10; Pro 16:18, Pro 29:23; Dan 4:37; Oba 1:3; Luk 14:11 Jehoahaz: Ch2 21:17, Ch2 22:1, Ahaziah, Ch2 22:6, Azariah gate of Ephraim: Neh 8:16, Neh 12:39 corner gate: Heb. the gate of it that looketh, Ch2 26:9; Jer 31:38 2 Chronicles 25:24”
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