2 Kings 14:17

2 Kings 14:17 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
• New International Version (NIV)Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.

Context of 2 Kings 14:17

15Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might and how he fought with Amaziah the king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? 16Jehoash slept with his fathers [in death] and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Jeroboam [II] became king in his place. Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz king of Israel. 18The rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 19Now a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and Amaziah fled [south] to Lachish; but they sent [men] after him to Lachish and killed him there.

2 Kings 14:17 word by word

וַיְחִ֨י אֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ בֶן־יוֹאָשׁ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה אַֽחֲרֵ֣י מ֔וֹת יְהוֹאָ֥שׁ בֶּן־יְהֽוֹאָחָ֖ז מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ'ămatsyâh 'ămatsyâhû · AmaziahH558
• the sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• livedחָיָהchâyâh · to liveH2421
• afterאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• the deathמָ֫וֶתmâveth · deathH4194
• of Jehoashיְהוֹאָשׁyehô'âsh · JehoashH3060
• of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָזyehô'âchâz · JehoahazH3059
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• fifteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• fifteenחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141

Cross-references for 2 Kings 14:17

• 2 Kings 14:1In the second year of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king.
• 2 Kings 13:10In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash (Joash) the son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
• 2 Chronicles 25:25And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of Joash the son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 14:17

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 Amaziah survived his conqueror fifteen years. He was slain by his own subjects. Azariah, or Uzziah, seems to have been very young when his father was slain. Though the years of his reign are reckoned from that event, he was not fully made king till eleven years afterwards.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 17-18Some believe Jehoash took Amaziah to Samaria, where he stayed captive until Jehoash died. After his release, Amaziah ruled with his son Uzziah for fifteen years. the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah: See study note on 1 Kings 14:29–31.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 14:17

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

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Commentaries on 2 Kings 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary