20 God made Amaziah stubborn because he was planning to punish him for worshiping the Edomite gods. Amaziah refused to listen to Jehoash's warning,
21 so Jehoash led his army to the town of Beth-Shemesh in Judah to attack Amaziah and his troops.
22 During the battle, Judah's army was crushed. Every soldier from Judah ran back home,
23 and Jehoash captured Amaziah.Jehoash took Amaziah with him when he went to attack Jerusalem. Jehoash broke down the city wall from Ephraim Gate to Corner Gate, a section nearly 200 meters long.
24 He carried away the gold, the silver, and all the valuable furnishings from God's temple where the descendants of Obed-Edom stood guard. He robbed the king's treasury, took hostages, then returned to Samaria.
25 Amaziah lived 15 years after Jehoash died.
26 Everything else Amaziah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel.