25:1 [] Eikosipente etwn hlikiaV ebasileusen o AmasiaV, kai ebasileusen eikosiennea eth en Ierousalhm× to de onoma thV mhtroV autou hto Iwadan, ex Ierousalhm.

25:2 Kai epraxe to euqeV enwpion Kuriou, plhn ouci en kardia teleia.

25:3 WV de h basileia ekrataiwqh eiV auton, eqanatwse touV doulouV autou touV foneusantaV ton basilea ton patera autou×

25:4 ta tekna omwV autwn den eqanatwsen, wV einai gegrammenon en tw nomw, en tw bibliw tou MwusewV, opou o KurioV prosetaxe, legwn, oi patereV den qelousi qanatonesqai dia ta tekna, oude ta tekna qelousi qanatonesqai dia touV pateraV× all' ekastoV qelei qanatonesqai dia to eautou amarthma.

25:5 Kai sunhgagen o AmasiaV ton Ioudan, kai katesthsen ex autwn ciliarcouV kai ekatontarcouV, kat' oikouV patriwn, dia pantoV tou Iouda kai Beniamin× kai hriqmhsen autouV apo eikosi etwn kai epanw, kai eurhken autouV triakosiaV ciliadaV, eklektouV, exercomenouV eiV polemon, kratountaV logchn kai aspida.

25:6 Emisqwsen eti ek tou Israhl ekaton ciliadaV dunatwn en iscui, di' ekaton talanta arguriou.

25:7 Hlqe de proV auton anqrwpoV tou Qeou, legwn, Basileu, aV mh elqh meta sou to strateuma tou Israhl× dioti o KurioV den einai meta tou Israhl, meta pantwn twn uiwn Efraim×

25:8 all' ean qelhV na upaghV, kame touto× endunamwqhti dia ton polemon× o QeoV omwV qelei se katatropwsei emprosqen tou ecqrou× dioti o QeoV ecei dunamin na bohqhsh kai na katatropwsh.

25:9 O de AmasiaV eipe proV ton anqrwpon tou Qeou, Alla ti qelomen kamei dia ta ekaton talanta, ta opoia edwka eiV to strateuma tou Israhl; Kai o anqrwpoV tou Qeou apekriqh, O KurioV einai dunatoV na dwsh eiV se pleiotera toutwn.

25:10 Tote diecwrisen autouV o AmasiaV, to strateuma to elqon proV auton ek tou Efraim, dia na epistreywsin eiV ton topon autwn× kai exhfqh sfodra o qumoV autwn kata tou Iouda, kai epestreyan eiV ton topon autwn me exayin qumou.

25:11 Enedunamwqh de o AmasiaV kai exhgage ton laon autou kai uphgen eiV thn koilada tou alatoV kai epataxe touV uiouV Sheir deka ciliadaV.

25:12 Kai deka ciliadaV zwntaV hcmalwtisan oi uioi Iouda, kai eferan autouV eiV to akron tou krhmnou kai katekrhmnizon autouV apo tou akrou tou krhmnou, wste panteV dierraghsan.

25:13 Oi andreV omwV tou strateumatoV, to opoion apepemyen o AmasiaV, dia na mh upagwsi met' autou eiV polemon, epepeson epi taV poleiV tou Iouda, apo SamareiaV ewV Baiq-wrwn, kai epataxan treiV ciliadaV ex autwn kai elabon lafura polla.

25:14 [] Afou de o AmasiaV epestreyen apo thV sfaghV twn Idoumaiwn, efere touV qeouV twn uiwn Sheir kai esthsen autouV eiV eauton qeouV kai prosekunhsen emprosqen autwn kai equmiasen eiV autouV.

25:15 Dia touto exhfqh h orgh tou Kuriou kata tou Amasiou× kai apesteile proV auton profhthn kai eipe proV auton, Dia ti exezhthsaV touV qeouV tou laou, oitineV den hdunhqhsan na eleuqerwswsi ton laon autwn ek thV ceiroV sou;

25:16 Kai enw elalei proV auton, o basileuV eipe proV auton, Sumboulon se ekamon tou basilewV; pauson× dia ti na qanatwqhV; Kai epausen o profhthV, eipwn, Exeurw oti o QeoV ebouleuqh na se exoloqreush, epeidh ekameV touto kai den uphkousaV eiV thn sumboulhn mou.

25:17 [] Tote sunebouleuqh AmasiaV o basileuV tou Iouda kai apesteile proV ton IwaV uion tou Iwacaz, uiou tou Ihou, ton basilea tou Israhl, legwn, Elqe, na idwmen allhlouV proswpikwV.

25:18 Kai apesteilen IwaV o basileuV tou Israhl proV ton Amasian basilea tou Iouda, legwn, H akanqa h en tw Libanw apesteile proV thn kedron thn en tw Libanw, legousa, DoV thn qugatera sou eiV ton uion mou dia gunaika× plhn diebh qhrion tou agrou to en tw Libanw, kai katepathse thn akanqan.

25:19 Su legeiV, idou, epataxaV ton Edwm× kai h kardia sou ephrqh eiV kauchsin× kaqou twra en tw oikw sou× dia ti emplekesai eiV kakon, dia to opoion hqeleV pesei, su kai o IoudaV meta sou;

25:20 All' o AmasiaV den uphkouse× dioti ek Qeou hto touto, dia na paradwsh autouV eiV thn ceira twn ecqrwn, epeidh exezhthsan touV qeouV tou Edwm.

25:21 Anebh loipon IwaV o basileuV tou Israhl× kai eidon allhlouV proswpikwV, autoV kai AmasiaV o basileuV tou Iouda, en Baiq-semeV, htiV einai tou Iouda.

25:22 Kai ektuphqh o IoudaV emprosqen tou Israhl, kai efugon ekastoV eiV taV skhnaV autou.

25:23 Kai sunelaben IwaV o basileuV tou Israhl Amasian ton basilea tou Iouda, uion tou IwaV uiou tou Iwacaz, en Baiq-semeV, kai eferen auton eiV Ierousalhm kai katedafise to teicoV thV Ierousalhm apo thV pulhV Efraim ewV thV pulhV thV gwniaV, tetrakosiaV phcaV.

25:24 Kai labwn pan to crusion kai to argurion kai panta ta skeuh ta eureqenta en tw oikw tou Qeou meta tou Wbhd-edwm, kai touV qhsaurouV tou oikou tou basilewV, kai anqrwpouV enecura, epestreyen eiV Samareian.

25:25 Ezhse de AmasiaV o uioV tou IwaV o basileuV tou Iouda, meta ton qanaton tou IwaV uiou tou Iwacaz basilewV tou Israhl, dekapente eth.

25:26 Ai de loipai praxeiV tou Amasiou, ai prwtai kai ai escatai, idou, den einai gegrammenai en tw bibliw twn basilewn tou Iouda kai tou Israhl;

25:27 Kai usteron afou estrafh o AmasiaV apo opisqen tou Kuriou, ekamon sunwmosian kat' autou en Ierousalhm× kai efugen eiV LaceiV× apesteilan omwV katopin autou eiV LaceiV kai eqanatwsan auton ekei.