Berean Standard Bible
2 Kings 14:2-6
2He wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ'es.Rim ve.cha.MeshH6242H2568years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָה֙ben- sha.NahH1121H8141when he became kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389twenty-nineוְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙ve.'es.Rim va.Te.sha'H6242H8672yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141.His mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Jehoaddanיְהֽוֹעַדָּ֖ןye.ho.'a.dinH3086;she was fromמִן־min-H4480Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
3And he didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213what wasrightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,butרַ֕קrakH7535notלֹ֖אlo'H3808as his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1David had doneכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732.He didעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213everythingכְּכֹ֧לke.KholH3605asאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1Joashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101had doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.
4Neverthelessרַ֥קrakH7535,the high placesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116were notלֹא־lo'-H3808taken awayסָ֑רוּSa.ruH5493,and the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971continuedע֥וֹדodH5750sacrificingמְזַבְּחִ֥יםme.za.be.ChimH2076and burning incenseוּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖יםu.me.ka.te.RimH6999on the high placesבַּבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.ba.MotH1116.
5וַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961As soon asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467was firmlyחָזְקָ֥הcha.ze.KahH2388in his graspבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,Amaziah executedוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650who had murderedהַמַּכִּ֖יםha.ma.KimH5221אֶת־'et-H853his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.
6Yetוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853he did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808put the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the murderersהַמַּכִּ֖יםha.ma.KimH5221to deathהֵמִ֑יתhe.MitH4191, but actedaccording to what is writtenכַּכָּת֣וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the Bookבְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Lawתּֽוֹרַת־to.rat-H8451of Mosesמֹ֠שֶׁהMo.shehH4872,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗רYah.weh le.MorH3068H559commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680: “Fathersאָב֤וֹת'a.VotH1must notלֹא־lo'-H3808be put to deathיוּמְת֨וּyu.me.TuH4191forעַל־'al-H5921their childrenבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121,and childrenוּבָנִים֙u.va.NimH1121must notלֹא־lo'-H3808be put to deathיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191forעַל־'al-H5921their fathersאָב֔וֹת'a.VotH1כִּ֛יkiH3588אִם־'im-H518;eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376is to dieיוּמָֽת׃ya.mutH4191for his own sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.”
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
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