2 Kings 14:2

2 Kings 14:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

Context of 2 Kings 14:2

1Joash's son Amaziah became the king of Judah when Jehoahaz's son Jehoash had been the king of Israel for two years. Amaziah 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. 4He did not remove the altars on the hills. The people continued to offer sacrifices and to burn incense on those altars.

2 Kings 14:2 word by word

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ יְהֽוֹעַדָּ֖ן מִן־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He was twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• and fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• when he began to reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• and nineתֵּ֫שַׁעtêsha‛ tish‛âh · nineH8672
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• And his mother’sאֵם'êm · motherH517
• nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Jehoaddanיְהוֹעַדָּןyehô‛addîyn yehô‛addân · JehoaddanH3086

Commentaries on 2 Kings 14:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Joash of Judah reigned forty years 2 Kings 12:1, and Joash of Israel ascended the throne in his namesake‘s thirty-seventh year 2 Kings 13:10; hence, we should have expected to hear that Amaziah succeeded his father in the fourth rather than in the second year of Joash (of Israel). The usual explanation of the discrepancy is to suppose a double accession of the Israelite Joash - as co-partner with his father in the thirty-seventh year of his namesake, as…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 14:2

• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Jehoaddan

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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