2 Kings 14:1

2 Kings 14:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.
• New International Version (NIV)In the second year of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah began to reign.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the second year of Joash the son of Joahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign.
• New King James Version (NKJV)In the second year of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, became king.

Context of 2 Kings 14:1

Joash's son Amaziah became the king of Judah when Jehoahaz's son Jehoash had been the king of Israel for two years. 2Amaziah was 25 years old when he began to rule as king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother's name was Jehoaddin. She was from Jerusalem. 3Amaziah did things that the Lord said were good. He lived in the way that his father Joash had done. But he did not do as well as his ancestor King David had done.

2 Kings 14:1 word by word

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְיוֹאָ֥שׁ בֶּן־יוֹאָחָ֖ז מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ בֶן־יוֹאָ֖שׁ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• In the secondשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
• sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• of Jehoahazיוֹאָחָזyô'âchâz · JoahazH3099
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֫הוּ'ămatsyâh 'ămatsyâhû · AmaziahH558
• of Joashיוֹאָשׁyô'âsh yô'âsh · JoashH3101
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063

Cross-references for 2 Kings 14:1

• 2 Kings 14:15The other things that happened while Jehoash was king are written in a book. The book is called ‘The history of Israel's kings’. It tells about all the great things that Jehoash did. It tells about the war that he fought against King Amaziah of Judah.
• 2 Kings 13:10Jehoahaz's son Jehoash became the king of Israel when Joash had been king of Judah for 37 years. He ruled as king in Samaria for 16 years.
• 1 Chronicles 3:12Joash's son was Amaziah. Amaziah's son was Azariah. Azariah's son was Jotham.
• 2 Chronicles 25:1Amaziah was 25 years old when he began to rule as king. He ruled in Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother's name was Jehoaddin. She was from Jerusalem.

Commentaries on 2 Kings 14:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In the second year of Joash - This second year should be understood as referring to the time when his father Jehoahaz associated him with himself in the kingdom: for he reigned two years with his father; so this second year of Joash is the first of his absolute and independent government. - See Calmet.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1The history of Judah is resumed 2 Kings 14:23-29. The earlier narrative runs parallel with 2 Chronicles 25.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Amaziah's good reign. (1-7) Amaziah provokes Jehoash king of Israel, and is overcome. (8-14) He is slain by conspirators. (15-22) Wicked reign of Jeroboam II. (23-29) Verses 1-7 Amaziah began well, but did not go on so. It is not enough to do that which our pious predecessors did, merely to keep up the common usage, but we must do it as they did, from the same principle of faith and devotion, and with the same sincerity and resolution.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2Amaziah ruled for twenty-nine years from 796 to 767 BC and shared power with his son Uzziah starting in 792 BC.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-62Ki 14:1-6. Amaziah's Good Reign over Judah. 3-6. He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father--The beginning of his reign was excellent, for he acted the part of a constitutional king, according to the law of God, yet not with perfect sincerity of heart (compare 2Ch 25:2). As in the case of his father Joash, the early promise was belied by the devious course he personally followed in later life (see 2Ch 20:14), as…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Kings 14:1

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning

In the dictionaries

• Amaziah
• Israel
• Joash
• Judah
• Jehoash; Joash
• Israel, Israelites
• Jacob, Israel
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Jehoash

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