11 March 2010

God destroys Amaziah

Chapter 126 in Drunk with Blood: God's killings in the Bible.

2 Chronicles 25.20-27

Estimated Number Killed: 1000

Amaziah and his soldiers

Table of God's killings

Who has killed more Satan or God?

God's next killing

More information about God's killings, with a chapter on each of the 135 killing events, can be found int the book:

Drunk With Blood: God's killings in the Bible

5 comments:

twillight said...

Yes, biblegod is responsible.
Eliminating Amaziah's soldiers was just to open the way to Amazia (dispell his protections), but the original intention is clearly mentioned in verse 16: God hath determined to destroy thee.
And that's what heppened later on, although in a little more complicated way then usual.

Leor said...

I know I'm being picky, but I'd like to mention that you did'nt add Amaziah's soldiers to the list.

busterggi said...

I'd actually give Yahweh the benefit of the doubt here.

Because:
"The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle." 2 Chronicles 25:18

And that indicates that Yahweh was pretty hungover at the time.

Steve Wells said...

Leor: I've added 1000 of Amaziah's soldiers to the list.

twillight: I decided not to make a separate killing for Amaziah. I think you could say that God destroyed Amaziah by defeating his army (and thereby killing soldiers), but that God didn't participate in the assassination. I think God's guilty here, but I'm not sure I could prove it beyond a reasonable doubt.

Matthew Blanchette said...

How can Yahweh be hungover? Is there beer in Heaven?

Also, since when has God ever spoken through Joash before? In all likelihood, he was probably hungover...