"Amaziah"

Amaziah “God has Courage” (798-769 BCE)
Amaziah, age 25, took a census to conscript an army. In a successful war against Edomites he recovered trade routes to the Gulf of Aqaba. Then he erred by challenging Israel. He was defeated by King Joash of Israel, who destroyed part of Jerusalem’s walls and took hostages and spoils. Amaziah turned from following the Lord and his people killed him at the fortress of Lachish (2 Kings 12 – 15; 2 Chronicles 24:27; 25; 26:1).