New American Standard Bible 1995
2 Kings 14
Amaziah Reigns over Judah
1In the secondשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of JoashH3060sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joahazיוֹאָחָ֖זyo.'a.ChazH3099kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of JoashH3060kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063becameH4427kingמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.
2He was twenty-fiveעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ'es.Rim ve.cha.MeshH6242H2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he becameH4427kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twenty-nineוְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙ve.'es.Rim va.Te.sha'H6242H8672yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034was Jehoaddinיְהֽוֹעַדָּ֖ןye.ho.'a.dinH3086of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
3He didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213rightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,yetH7534not like Davidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1;he didעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213according to allכְּכֹ֧לke.KholH3605that JoashH3060his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1hadH7355doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.
5Now it cameוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961about, as soonH3512as the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467was firmlyחָזְקָ֥הcha.ze.KahH2388in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, that hekilledוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650who had slainהַמַּכִּ֖יםha.ma.KimH5221the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.
6But the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of theslayersהַמַּכִּ֖יםha.ma.KimH5221he did not putהֵמִ֑יתhe.MitH4191to deathיוּמְת֨וּyu.me.TuH4191,according to what is writtenכַּכָּת֣וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the bookבְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the Lawתּֽוֹרַת־to.rat-H8451of Mosesמֹ֠שֶׁהMo.shehH4872,as the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “The fathersאָב֤וֹת'a.VotH1shall not be putיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191to deathיוּמָֽת׃ya.mutH4191for the sonsבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121,norH3808the sonsוּבָנִים֙u.va.NimH1121be putH4191to deathH4191for the fathersאָב֔וֹת'a.VotH1; buteachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376shall be putH4191to deathH4191for his own sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.”
7Hekilledהִכָּ֨הhi.KahH5221ofEdomH112inthe Valleyבְּגֵיא־be.gei'-H1516of Saltמֶ֙לַח֙me.lachH441710,000עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת אֲלָפִ֔ים'a.Se.ret 'a.la.FimH6235H505and tookוְתָפַ֥שׂve.ta.FasH8610Selaהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5554by warבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,and namedוַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙vai.yik.Ra' she.MahH7121H8034itJoktheelיָקְתְאֵ֔לya.ke.te.'ElH3371to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
8Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Amaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֨שׁye.ho.'AshH3060,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Comeלְכָ֖הle.KhahH1980,let us faceנִתְרָאֶ֥ה פָנִֽים׃nit.ra.'Eh fa.NimH7200H6440each other.”
9Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971to Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “The thornH2336bushH2336whichH834was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971to the cedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730whichH834was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414your daughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121in marriageלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802.’But there passedוַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞רva.ta.'a.VorH5674by a wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastH2421that was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,and trampledוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429the thornH2336bushH2336.
10You have indeedהַכֵּ֤הha.KehH5221defeatedהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221EdomH112, andyour heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820hasbecomeH5375proudH5375.EnjoyH3513your gloryH3513and stayוְשֵׁ֣בve.ShevH3427at homeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004;for whyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100should you provokeתִתְגָּרֶה֙tit.ga.RehH1624troubleH7463so that you, even you, would fallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔הve.Na.fal.TahH5307,and Judahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with you?”
11But Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558would not listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085.So Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֤שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up; and he and Amaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063facedוַיִּתְרָא֣וּ פָנִ֔יםvai.yit.ra.'U fa.NimH7200H6440each other atBeth-shemeshH1053,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belongs to Judahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.
13Then Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478capturedתָּפַ֛שׂta.FasH8610Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֥שׁye.ho.'AshH3060the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274,at Beth-shemeshH1053,and cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.vo.'u'H935to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389and toreH6555downH6555the wallבְּחוֹמַ֨תbe.cho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389fromthe Gateבְּשַׁ֤עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669tothe Cornerהַפִּנָּ֔הha.pi.NahH6438Gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,400אַרְבַּ֥ע מֵא֖וֹת'ar.Ba' me.'otH702H3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.
14He tookוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605the goldהַזָּהָב־ha.za.hov-H2091and silverוְ֠הַכֶּסֶףVe.ha.ke.sefH3701and allכָּל־kol-H3605the utensilsהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627which were foundהַנִּמְצְאִ֣יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and in the treasuriesוּבְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙u.ve.'o.tze.rOtH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,the hostagesהַתַּֽעֲרֻב֑וֹתha.ta.'a.ru.VotH8594also, and returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.
Jeroboam II Succeeds Jehoash in Israel
15Now the restוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֜שׁye.ho.'AshH3060whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213,and his mightוּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹu.ge.Vu.ra.ToH1369and howוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834he foughtנִלְחַ֔םnil.ChamH3898with Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
16So Jehoashיְהוֹאָשׁ֙ye.ho.'AshH3060sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵר֙vai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111with the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
Azariah (Uzziah) Succeeds Amaziah in Judah
17Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of JoashH3060kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063livedוַיְחִ֨יvay.ChiH2421fifteenחֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568H6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141afterאַֽחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֔וֹתMotH4194of Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֥שׁye.ho.'AshH3060sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
18Now the restוְיֶ֖תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
19They conspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194againstעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921him in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and he fledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127toLachishלָכִ֑ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923;but they sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971afterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him to Lachishלָכִ֔ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923and killedוַיְמִתֻ֖הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191him thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
21Allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֔ה'a.zar.YahH5838,whoוְה֕וּאve.Hu'H1931wassixteenשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshesh 'es.RehH8337H6240yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,and madeH4427him kingוַיַּמְלִ֣כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427in the placeתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃'a.matz.Ya.huH558.
23In the fifteenthחֲמֵשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הcha.mesh- 'es.RehH2568H6240yearH8141of Amaziahלַאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּla.'a.matz.Ya.huH558the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of JoashH3060kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֨םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JoashH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478becameH4427kingמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111, and reignedforty-oneאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וְאַחַ֖ת'ar.ba.'Im ve.'a.ChatH705H259yearsH8141.
24He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;he did not departסָ֗רSarH5493from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the sinsחַטֹּאות֙cha.tOtH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.
25He restoredהֵשִׁיב֙he.ShivH7725the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromthe entranceמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935of Hamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574as farעַד־'ad-H5704asthe Seaיָ֣םyamH3220of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֗רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027His servantעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650Jonahיוֹנָ֤הyo.NahH3124the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amittaiאֲמִתַּי֙'a.mi.TaiH573,the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was ofGath-hepherH1662.
26For theLordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sawרָאָ֧הra.'AhH7200the afflictionעֳנִ֥י'o.NiH6040of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, which wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966bitterמֹרֶ֣הmo.RehH4784; forthere was neitherוְאֶ֤פֶסve.'E.fesH657bondעָצוּר֙'a.TzurH6113norוְאֶ֣פֶסve.'E.fesH657freeעָז֔וּב'a.ZuvH5800,norH369was thereH369any helperעֹזֵ֖ר'o.ZerH5826for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
27TheLordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068did not sayדִבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696that He would blotלִמְחוֹת֙lim.chOtH4229out the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,but He savedוַיּ֣וֹשִׁיעֵ֔םvai.Yo.o.shi.'EmH3467them by the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of JoashH3060.
Zechariah Reigns over Israel
28Now the restוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213and his mightוּגְבוּרָת֣וֹu.ge.vu.ra.ToH1369,howH834he foughtנִלְחָ֔םnil.ChamH3898and howH834he recoveredהֵשִׁ֜יבhe.ShivH7725for Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,Damascusדַּמֶּ֧שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834andHamathחֲמָ֛תcha.MatH2574, which had belongedto Judahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the Bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697H3117of the Kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
29And Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,even with the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
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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