Revised Literal Translation
2 Kings 14
1In the secondשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141of Joashלְיוֹאָ֥שׁle.yo.'AshH3101sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיוֹאָחָ֖זyo.'a.ChazH3099kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478reignedמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.
2He was twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242and fiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242and nineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.And his mother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJehoaddanיְהֽוֹעַדָּ֖ןye.ho.'a.dinH3086of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
3And he didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,yetרַ֕קrakH7535not like Davidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1:he didעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213according to all things as Joashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101his fatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1didעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.
5And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467was confirmedחָזְקָ֥הcha.ze.KahH2388in his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,that he slewוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650which had slainהַמַּכִּ֖יםha.ma.KimH5221the kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.
6But the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the murderersהַמַּכִּ֖יםha.ma.KimH5221he slewהֵמִ֑יתhe.MitH4191not: according unto that which is writtenכַּכָּת֣וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the bookבְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the lawתּֽוֹרַת־to.rat-H8451of Mosesמֹ֠שֶׁהMo.shehH4872,wherein Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,The fathersאָב֤וֹת'a.VotH1shall not be put to deathיוּמְת֨וּyu.me.TuH4191for the childrenבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121,nor the childrenוּבָנִים֙u.va.NimH1121be put to deathיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191for the fathersאָב֔וֹת'a.VotH1;but every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376shall be put to deathיוּמָֽת׃ya.mutH4191for his own sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.
7He slewהִכָּ֨הhi.KahH5221of Edomאֱד֤וֹם'e.DomH123in the valleyבְּגֵיא־be.gei'-H1516of saltמֶ֙לַח֙me.lachH4417tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505,and tookוְתָפַ֥שׂve.ta.FasH8610Selahהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5554by warבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034of it Joktheelיָקְתְאֵ֔לya.ke.te.'ElH3371unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
8Then Amaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'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,ComeH3212,let us lookנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200one another in the faceפָנִֽים׃fa.NimH6440.
9And Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971to Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,The thistleהַח֜וֹחַha.Cho.achH2336that wasin Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971to the cedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730that wasin Lebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414thy daughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to my sonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121to wifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802:and there passedוַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞רva.ta.'a.VorH5674by a wildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416that wasin Lebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844,and trode downוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429the thistleהַחֽוֹחַ׃ha.Cho.achH2336.
10Thou hast indeedהַכֵּ֤הha.KehH5221smittenהִכִּ֙יתָ֙hi.Ki.taH5221Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123,and thine heartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820hath lifted thee upוּֽנְשָׂאֲךָ֖u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375:gloryהִכָּבֵד֙hi.ka.VedH3513of this,and tarryוְשֵׁ֣בve.ShevH3427at homeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004:for why shouldest thou meddleתִתְגָּרֶה֙tit.ga.RehH1624to thyhurtבְּרָעָ֔הbe.ra.'AhH7451,that thou shouldest fallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔הve.Na.fal.TahH5307, eventhou, and Judahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with thee?
11But Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558would not hearשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085.Therefore Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֤שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478went upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927;and he and Amaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063lookedוַיִּתְרָא֣וּvai.yit.ra.'UH7200one another in the faceפָנִ֔יםfa.NimH6440at Beth–shemeshH1053, which belongethto Judahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.
13And Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookתָּפַ֛שׂta.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.LimH3389,and brake downוַיִּפְרֹץ֩vai.yif.RotzH6555the wallבְּחוֹמַ֨תbe.cho.MatH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from the gateבְּשַׁ֤עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669unto the cornerהַפִּנָּ֔הha.pi.NahH6438gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967cubitsאַמָּֽה׃'a.MahH520.
14And he tookוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947all the goldהַזָּהָב־ha.za.hov-H2091and silverוְ֠הַכֶּסֶףVe.ha.ke.sefH3701,and all the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627that were foundהַנִּמְצְאִ֣יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and in the treasuresוּבְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙u.ve.'o.tze.rOtH214of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and hostagesבְּנֵ֣י הַתַּֽעֲרֻב֑וֹתbe.Nei ha.ta.'a.ru.VotH8594H1121,and returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.
15Now the restוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֜שׁye.ho.'AshH3060which he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213,and his mightוּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹu.ge.Vu.ra.ToH1369,and how he foughtנִלְחַ֔םnil.ChamH3898with Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
16And Jehoashיְהוֹאָשׁ֙ye.ho.'AshH3060sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵר֙vai.yi.ka.VerH6912in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111with the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.
17And Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Joashיוֹאָשׁ֙yo.'AshH3101kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063livedוַיְחִ֨יvay.ChiH2421afterאַֽחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the deathמ֔וֹתMotH4194of Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֥שׁye.ho.'AshH3060sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478fifteenחֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH6240H2568yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
18And the restוְיֶ֖תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558, arethey not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
19Now they madeוַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194a conspiracyקֶ֛שֶׁרKe.sherH7195against him in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:and he fledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127to Lachishלָכִ֑ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923;but they sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971afterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him to Lachishלָכִ֔ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923,and slewוַיְמִתֻ֖הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191him there.
21And all the peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֔ה'a.zar.YahH5838, which wassixteenשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshesh 'es.RehH6240H8337yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,and made him kingוַיַּמְלִ֣כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427instead of his fatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃'a.matz.Ya.huH558.
23In the fifteenthבִּשְׁנַת֙ חֲמֵשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הbish.Nat cha.mesh- 'es.RehH8141H6240H2568yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Amaziahלַאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּla.'a.matz.Ya.huH558the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֨םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיוֹאָ֤שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478began to reignמָ֠לַךְMa.lakhH4427in Samariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111, and reignedfortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and oneוְאַחַ֖תve.'a.ChatH259yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
24And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:he departedסָ֗רSarH5493not from all the sinsחַטֹּאות֙cha.tOtH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028,who made Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478to sinהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398.
25He restoredהֵשִׁיב֙he.ShivH7725the coastגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from the enteringמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935of Hamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574unto the seaיָ֣םyamH3220of the plainהָעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֗רdi.BerH1696by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of his servantעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650Jonahיוֹנָ֤הyo.NahH3124,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amittaiאֲמִתַּי֙'a.mi.TaiH573,the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030, which wasof Gath–hepherH1662.
26For Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sawרָאָ֧הra.'AhH7200the afflictionעֳנִ֥י'o.NiH6040of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that it wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966bitterמֹרֶ֣הmo.RehH4784: for there wasnotH657any shut upעָצוּר֙'a.TzurH6113,nor any leftעָז֔וּב'a.ZuvH5800,nor any helperעֹזֵ֖ר'o.ZerH5826for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
27And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidדִבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696not that he would blot outלִמְחוֹת֙lim.chOtH4229the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from under heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:but he savedוַיּ֣וֹשִׁיעֵ֔םvai.Yo.o.shi.'EmH3467them by the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joashיוֹאָֽשׁ׃yo.'AshH3101.
28Now the restוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379,and all that he didעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213,and his mightוּגְבוּרָת֣וֹu.ge.vu.ra.ToH1369,how he warredנִלְחָ֔םnil.ChamH3898,and how he recoveredהֵשִׁ֜יבhe.ShivH7725Damascusדַּמֶּ֧שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,and Hamathחֲמָ֛תcha.MatH2574, which belongedto Judahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063,for Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,are they not writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in the bookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of the chroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH3117H1697of the kingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
29And Jeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, evenwith the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and Zachariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.
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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