Albert Barnes Commentary 2 Kings 14:12

"And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to his tent." — 2 Kings 14:12 (ASV)

The author of Chronicles notes that Amaziah’s obstinacy, and his consequent defeat and captivity, were judgments upon him for an idolatry into which he had fallen after his conquest of Edom (2 Chronicles 25:14, 20).