New American Standard Bible 2020
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.LakhH4427for twenty-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.'asH6213whatH3477wasH3477rightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,yetH7534not like his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Davidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732;he actedעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213in accordance with everythingכְּכֹ֧לke.KholH3605that his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1JoashH3060had doneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.
5Now it cameH1961aboutH1961,asH3512soonH3512asH3512the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467wasH2388firmlyH2388in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, that hekilledוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650who hadkilledהַמַּכִּ֖יםha.ma.KimH5221the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.
6But he did not putהֵמִ֑יתhe.MitH4191the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofthe murderersהַמַּכִּ֖יםha.ma.KimH5221toH4191deathיוּמְת֨וּyu.me.TuH4191, inobedience 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.TuH4191toH4191deathיוּמָֽת׃ya.mutH4191for the sonsבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121,norH3808the sonsוּבָנִים֙u.va.NimH1121be putH4191toH4191deathH4191for the fathersאָב֔וֹת'a.VotH1; buteachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376shall be putH4191toH4191deathH4191for his own sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.”
7Hekilledהִכָּ֨הhi.KahH5221tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505ofthe EdomitesH112inthe Valleyבְּגֵיא־be.gei'-H1516of Saltמֶ֙לַח֙me.lachH4417,and tookוְתָפַ֥שׂve.ta.FasH8610Selaהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5554by warבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,and namedוַיִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמָהּ֙vai.yik.Ra' she.MahH7121H8034itJoktheelיָקְתְאֵ֔לya.ke.te.'ElH3371, as it isto thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
8Thenאָ֣ז'azH227Amaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toJehoashיְהוֹאָ֨שׁye.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’s faceנִתְרָאֶ֥ה פָנִֽים׃nit.ra.'Eh fa.NimH7200H6440each other in combat.”
9But Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersto Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “The thornH2336bushH2336that was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971wordto the cedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730that was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414your daughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121in marriageלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802.’But a wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704animalH2421that was in Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844passedH5674byH5674and trampledוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429the thornH2336bushH2336.
10You have indeedהַכֵּ֤הha.KehH5221defeatedהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221EdomH112, andyour heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820is elatedוּֽנְשָׂאֲךָ֖u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375.EnjoyH3513the gloryH3513and stayוְשֵׁ֣בve.ShevH3427homeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004;for whyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100should you getH1624involvedH1624inH1624troubleH7463so that you would fallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔הve.Na.fal.TahH5307,you and Judahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with you?”
11But Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558would not listenשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085.So Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֤שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upH5927;and they facedוַיִּתְרָא֣וּ פָנִ֔יםvai.yit.ra.'U fa.NimH7200H6440each other, he and Amaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, 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,fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.
14Andhe 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 hostagesבְּנֵ֣י הַתַּֽעֲרֻב֑וֹתbe.Nei ha.ta.'a.ru.VotH1121H8594as well, and returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.
Jeroboam II Succeeds Jehoash (Joash) in Israel
15Now as forthe restוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֜שׁye.ho.'AshH3060that he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213,and his mightוּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹu.ge.Vu.ra.ToH1369and howH834he 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.'AshH3060layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵר֙vai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111with the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
Azariah (Uzziah) Succeeds Amaziah in Judah
17Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of JoashH3060kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063livedוַיְחִ֨יvay.ChiH2421for fifteenחֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568H6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141afterאַֽחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֔וֹתMotH4194of Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֥שׁye.ho.'AshH3060sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
18Now as forthe 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 formedוַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194a conspiracyקֶ֛שֶׁרKe.sherH7195againstעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921him in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and he fledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127toLachishלָכִ֑ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923;but they sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971mento Lachishלָכִ֔ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923afterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him and they killedוַיְמִתֻ֖הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191him thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
21And allכָּל־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.khuH4427inH8478placeתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478ofH8478his 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 reignedfor forty-oneאַרְבָּעִ֥ים וְאַחַ֖ת'ar.ba.'Im ve.'a.ChatH705H259yearsH8141.
24He didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;he did not abandonסָ֗רSarH5493H4480allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the sinsחַטֹּאות֙cha.tOtH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,into whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he misledהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
25He restoredהֵשִׁיב֙he.ShivH7725the borderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromthe entranceמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935of Hamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574as farעַד־'ad-H5704asthe Seaיָ֣םyamH3220of the Arabahהָעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160,in accordance with 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 fromGath-hepherH1662.
26For theLordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sawרָאָ֧הra.'AhH7200the miseryעֳנִ֥י'o.NiH6040of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, which wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966bitterH4751; forthere was neitherוְאֶ֤פֶסve.'E.fesH657bondעָצוּר֙'a.TzurH6113norוְאֶ֣פֶסve.'E.fesH657freeעָז֔וּב'a.ZuvH5800spared,norH369wasH369thereH369any helperעֹזֵ֖ר'o.ZerH5826for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
27Yet theLordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068did not sayדִבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696that He would wipeלִמְחוֹת֙lim.chOtH4229outH4229the 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 as forthe 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.'ElH3478Damascusדַּמֶּ֧שֶׂקda.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.'AmH3379layH7901downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,with the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148becameH4427kingוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inH8478his 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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