14:13a There at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah.

At Beth Shemesh Jehoash king of Israel seized/captured Judah’s king Amaziah son of Joash and grandson of Ahaziah.

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There at Beth Shemesh King Jehoash of Israel took the king of Judah captive. He made Amaziah son of Joash, grandson of Ahaziah, a prisoner of war.

14:13b Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem

Then Jehoash marched ⌊with his men⌋ to ⌊the city of⌋ Jerusalem.

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After ⌊their victory,⌋ Jehoash ⌊and his soldiers⌋ went/came to Jerusalem

14:13c and broke down the wall of Jerusalem

They broke/pulled down the wall ⌊surrounding⌋ ⌊the city⌋ of Jerusalem.

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and destroyed/damaged its great wall.

14:13d from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—

⌊They destroyed this wall⌋ all the way from the Gate of Ephraim up to the Corner Gate,

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They broke/took down the wall from ⌊the gate called⌋ “Ephraim’s Gate” to ⌊the gate called⌋ “the Corner Gate.”

14:13e a section of four hundred cubits.

A cubit was an ancient unit of measurement. It was the distance from a man’s elbow to fingertip, about eighteen inches. See 1 Kings 6:2.

which is a distance of nearly two hundred meters.

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The length ⌊of this portion of the wall⌋ was about six hundred feet.

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