KJV ORIGINAL
So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So King Joash of Israel marched up with his army, and he and King Amaziah of Judah met face to face for battle at Beth-shemesh, a town in Judah.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes the moment when two kings - one from Israel and one from Judah - came face to face to fight each other at Beth-shemesh.
📚 Historical Context
This was around 790 BC when the united kingdom of Israel had been split into two nations - Israel in the north and Judah in the south. King Amaziah of Judah had challenged King Joash of Israel to battle, despite Joash's warning to stay home. Beth-shemesh was a border town that would become the battlefield where these two Hebrew kingdoms fought against each other.
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