[[2 Chron-25]] Prev: [[Prophecies in 2 Chron-24]] | Next: [[Prophecies in 2 Chron-26]] --- ### Then the prophet stopped, and said, 'I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.' *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Following Amaziah's adoption of Edomite idols and his threatening of a prophet, the prophet declares that God has specifically determined to bring about the king's destruction. *Historical context*: Theological and literary analysts of the Hebrew Bible note that this unnamed prophet's declaration serves as the thematic turning point for Amaziah's reign (c. 796–767 BCE), moving from divine favor to retributive judgment. Historians view the subsequent events—military defeat and assassination—as the concrete realization of this divine decree. *Related to*: ### Judah was defeated by Israel; so every man fled to his tent. Joash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah... and brought him to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem... He took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in God's house... and returned to Samaria. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: Amaziah is humiliated in battle by King Joash of Israel at Beth Shemesh, resulting in his capture, the breaching of Jerusalem's defenses, and the plundering of the Temple. *Historical context*: The Battle of Beth Shemesh is historically recognized as a significant conflict where the Southern Kingdom of Judah was reduced to a vassal state of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. Archaeological and historical records of the 8th century BCE describe this as a period of extreme vulnerability for Judah, fulfilling the first phase of the 'destruction' predicted by the prophet. *Related to*: Then the prophet stopped, and said, 'I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.' ### Now from the time that Amaziah turned away from following Yahweh, they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem. He fled to Lachish, but they sent after him to Lachish, and killed him there. *Type*: fulfillment *Summary*: The prophecy of Amaziah's destruction is completed when his own people form a conspiracy against him, pursuing and assassinating him in the fortress city of Lachish. *Historical context*: Historical accounts in [[2 Kings|2 Kings 14]] and [[2 Chron|2 Chronicles 25]] both record Amaziah's death at Lachish around 767 BCE. Lachish was one of Judah's most important fortified cities; the fact that a king was pursued and killed there highlights the total collapse of his domestic authority and the finality of the divine judgment pronounced against him. *Related to*: Then the prophet stopped, and said, 'I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this, and have not listened to my counsel.' --- #ai_prophecy