15. The other acts of Jehoash and his victories are written down. This includes his war against Amaziah king of Judah. All this is in the book of the history of the kings of Israel.
16. Jehoash died and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam became king in his place.
17. Amaziah son of Joash was king of Judah. He lived 15 years after Jehoash king of Israel died. Jehoash was the son of Jehoahaz.
18. The other things Amaziah did as king are written down. They are in the book of the history of the kings of Judah.
19. The people made plans in Jerusalem against Amaziah. So he ran away to the town of Lachish. But they sent men after him to Lachish and killed him.
20. They brought his body back on horses. And he was buried with his ancestors in Jerusalem, the city of David.
21. Then all the people of Judah chose Azariah to be king. He became king in place of his father Amaziah. Azariah was 16 years old.
22. He rebuilt the town of Elath and made it part of Judah again. He did this after Amaziah died.
23. Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel in Samaria. This was during the fifteenth year Amaziah was king of Judah. (Amaziah was the son of Joash.) And Jeroboam ruled 41 years.
24. He did what the Lord said was wrong. Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to sin. And Jeroboam son of Jehoash did not stop doing the same sins.
25. Jeroboam won back Israel’s border from Lebo Hamath to the Dead Sea. This happened as the Lord of Israel had said. He said it through his servant Jonah son of Amittai. He was the prophet from Gath Hepher.
26. The Lord had seen how the Israelites, both slave and free, were suffering terribly. No one was left who could help Israel.
27. But the Lord had not said that he would completely destroy Israel from the world. So he saved the Israelites through Jeroboam son of Jehoash.