12 Now the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might with which he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
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According to ordinary laws of historical composition, these verses should form the closing paragraph of the present chapter.
Wherewith he fought against Amaziah - This war with Amaziah may be seen in ample detail 2 Chron. 25; it ended in the total defeat of Amaziah, who was taken prisoner by Joash, and afterwards slain in a conspiracy at Lachish. Joash took Jerusalem, broke down four hundred cubits of the wall, and took all the royal treasures, and the treasures of the house of God. See 2-Chronicles 25:20-27.
And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did,.... Though none of his acts as yet are recorded, but his sinful ones:
and his might; or valiant actions in war with the Syrians, 2-Kings 13:25,
and wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah; of which there is an account in the following chapter:
are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? in the history of the transactions of their reigns.
his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah--(See on 2-Kings 14:8-14). The usual summary of his life and reign occurs rather early, and is again repeated in the account given of the reign of the king of Judah (2-Kings 14:15).
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