But Amaziahwould not listen.So Jehoashkingof Israelwentup; and he and Amaziahkingof Judahfacedeach other at Beth-shemesh,whichbelongs 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?
As he was talkingwith him, the king saidto him, "Have we appointedyou a royalcounselor?Stop!Whyshould you be struckdown?"Then the prophetstoppedand said,"I knowthat Godhas plannedto destroyyou, becauseyou have donethisand have not listenedto my counsel."
But Amaziahwould not listen,for it was from God,that He might deliverthem into the hand[of Joash] becausethey had soughtthe godsof Edom.
The borderturnedaboutfrom Baalahwestwardto MountSeir,and continuedto the slopeof MountJearimon the north(that is, Chesalon),and wentdownto Beth-shemeshand continuedthroughTimnah.
and Yironand Migdal-el,Horemand Beth-anathand Beth-shemesh;nineteencitieswith their villages.
and Ainwith its pasturelandsand Juttahwith its pasturelands[and] Beth-shemeshwith its pasturelands;ninecitiesfrom thesetwotribes.
But the kingof the sonsof Ammondisregardedthe messagewhichJephthahsenthim.