King Jehoash of Israel captured Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, , at Beth-shemesh. Then Jehoash took him to Jerusalem and broke down 180 metres of Jerusalem’s wall from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. ,
At that time Aram’s King Rezin recovered Elath for Aram and expelled the Judahites from Elath. Then the Arameans came to Elath, and they still live there today.
Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.