But the troopswhomAmaziahsentbackfrom goingwith him to battle,raidedthe citiesof Judah,from Samariato Beth-horon,and struckdown3000of them and plunderedmuchspoil.
He boughtthe hillSamariafrom Shemerfor two talentsof silver;and he builton the hill,and namedthe citywhichhe builtSamaria,afterthe nameof Shemer,the ownerof the hill.
Now Ahabthe sonof OmribecamekingoverIsraelin the thirty-eighthyearof Asakingof Judah,and Ahabthe sonof OmrireignedoverIsraelin Samariatwenty-twoyears.
So SolomonrebuiltGezerand the lowerBeth-horon
The sonsof Judahalso captured10000aliveand broughtthem to the topof the cliffand threwthem downfrom the topof the cliff,so that they were alldashedto pieces.
Now afterAmaziahcamefrom slaughteringthe Edomites,he broughtthe godsof the sonsof Seir,setthem up as his gods,boweddownbeforethem and burnedincenseto them.
He also builtupperBeth-horonand lowerBeth-horon,fortifiedcities[with] walls,gatesand bars;
And the LORDconfoundedthem beforeIsrael,and He slewthem with a greatslaughterat Gibeon,and pursuedthem by the wayof the ascentof Beth-horonand struckthem as faras Azekahand Makkedah.
