So Joashkingof Israelwentup, and he and Amaziahkingof Judahfacedeach other at Beth-shemesh,whichbelonged to Judah.
Now the restof the actsof Joashand allthat he didand his mightwith whichhe foughtagainstAmaziahkingof Judah,are they not writtenin the Bookof the Chroniclesof the Kingsof Israel?
But Amaziahwould not listen,for it was from God,that He might deliverthem into the hand[of Joash] becausethey had soughtthe godsof Edom.
Judahwas defeatedby Israel,and they fledeachto his tent.
The borderturnedaboutfrom Baalahwestwardto MountSeir,and continuedto the slopeof MountJearimon the north(that is, Chesalon),and wentdownto Beth-shemeshand continuedthroughTimnah.
and Ainwith its pasturelandsand Juttahwith its pasturelands[and] Beth-shemeshwith its pasturelands;ninecitiesfrom thesetwotribes.
"Watch,ifit goesup by the wayof its own territoryto Beth-shemesh,then He has doneus thisgreatevil.But ifnot, then we will knowthat it was not His handthat struckus; it happenedto us by chance."
