Amaziah's extended reign — survival — 'Now Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel' (ויחי אמציה בן יואשׁ מלך יהודה אחרי מות יואשׁ בן יהואחז מלך ישׂראל חמש עשׂרה שׁנה). Amaziah survives for 15 years after Jehoash's death, suggesting that he continued as a vassal king, stripped of power but retaining the throne. The lengthy survival indicates that his reign extended well into the post-defeat period.

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