Amaziah's accession — 'Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem' (אמציה בן עשׂרים וחמש שׁנה בממלכו ותשׁע ועשׁרים שׁנה מלך בירושׁלם ושׁם אמו יהועדן מירושׁלם). The accession age (twenty-five) and reign length (twenty-nine years) indicate a substantial reign. The mother's identification (Jehoaddan of Jerusalem) suggests a locally-rooted, legitimate lineage. The chronological precision grants credibility to the narrative.

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