He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.
In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king.
He did what was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like his father David; he acted in accordance with everything that his father Joash had done.
Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.