1. Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah in the second year of Jehoash's rule in Israel.
2. Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled twenty-nine years from Jerusalem, which was also the home town of his mother Jehoaddin.
3. Amaziah followed the example of his father Joash by obeying the Lord and doing right. But he was not as faithful as his ancestor David.
4. Amaziah did not destroy the local shrines, and they were still used as places for offering sacrifices.
5. As soon as Amaziah had control of Judah, he arrested and killed the officers who had murdered his father.
18-20. some people in Jerusalem plotted against Amaziah. He was able to escape to the town of Lachish, but another group of people caught him and killed him there. His body was taken back to Jerusalem on horseback and buried beside his ancestors.Everything else Amaziah did while he was king is written in The History of the Kings of Judah.