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b'In our last episode, we considered the life of King Joash, the baby heir to the throne who was rescued from a maniacal monarch, raised in the temple, and brought to kingship by Jehoiada the priest. Joash began by rebuilding the Lord\\u2019s temple, then he abandons both the Lord\\u2019s temple and the Lord. The Lord therefore abandons him and he is later assassinated. Amaziah begins well, but surprisingly turns to worship the idols of those he has defeated, and soon thereafter becomes overconfident, challenging Israel to war. In our reading from 2 Kings we\\u2019ll encounter a few Israelite kings who ruled Israel during Amaziah\\u2019s reign, including Jehoash who plunders Jerusalem after being provoked by Amaziah.'