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

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. 16Jehoash died and they buried him beside the other kings of Israel in Samaria. His son Jeroboam became king after him. Joash's son Amaziah, the king of Judah, lived for 15 years after Jehoahaz's son Jehoash, the king of Israel, died. 18The other things that happened while Amaziah was king are written in a book. The book is called ‘The history of Judah's kings’. 19Some people in Jerusalem made a plan to kill Amaziah. So he ran away to Lachish. But the people in Jerusalem sent men to catch him in Lachish. They killed Amaziah 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 14:1Joash's son Amaziah became the king of Judah when Jehoahaz's son Jehoash had been the king of Israel for two years.
• 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.
• 2 Chronicles 25:25Joash's son Amaziah, the king of Judah, lived for 15 years after Jehoahaz's son Jehoash, the king of Israel, died.

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

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