Revised Version 1895
2 Kings 14
1In thesecondשְׁתַּ֔יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofJoashלְיוֹאָ֥שׁle.yo.'AshH3101sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoahazיוֹאָחָ֖זyo.'a.ChazH3099kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478beganAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063toreignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.
2He wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when hebeganהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andnineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJehoaddinיְהֽוֹעַדָּ֖ןye.ho.'a.dinH3086ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
3And hedidוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wasrightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, yetnotלֹ֖אlo'H3808likeDavidכְּדָוִ֣דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1: hedidעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213according toallכְּכֹ֧לke.KholH3605thatJoashיוֹאָ֥שׁyo.'AshH3101hisfatherאָבִ֖יו'a.VivH1haddoneעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.
5And itcameH1961topassH1961, as soon as thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467wasestablishedחָזְקָ֥הcha.ze.KahH2388in hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, that heslewוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650whichכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834hadslainהַמַּכִּ֖יםha.ma.KimH5221thekingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1:
6but thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the murderers heputהֵמִ֑יתhe.MitH4191notלֹ֣אlo'H3808todeathיוּמְת֨וּyu.me.TuH4191:accordingH5921to thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834iswrittenכַּכָּת֣וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in thebookבְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of thelawתּֽוֹרַת־to.rat-H8451ofMosesמֹ֠שֶׁהMo.shehH4872, as theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֨הtzi.VahH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thefathersאָב֤וֹת'a.VotH1shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808beputיוּמְת֣וּyu.me.TuH4191todeathיוּמָֽת׃ya.mutH4191for thechildrenבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121,norלֹא־lo'-H3808thechildrenוּבָנִים֙u.va.NimH1121beputH4191todeathH4191for thefathersאָב֔וֹת'a.VotH1; buteveryH376manH376shalldieH4191for hisownH376sinבְּחֶטְא֖וֹbe.chet.'OH2399.
7Heslewהִכָּ֨הhi.KahH5221ofEdomאֱד֤וֹם'e.DomH123in theValleyבְּגֵיא־be.gei'-H1516ofSaltמֶ֙לַח֙me.lachH4417tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505, andtookוְתָפַ֥שׂve.ta.FasH8610Selaהַסֶּ֖לַעha.Se.la'H5554bywarבַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הba.mil.cha.MahH4421, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָהּ֙she.MahH8034of itJoktheelיָקְתְאֵ֔לya.ke.te.'ElH3371, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
8ThenAmaziahאֲמַצְיָה֙'a.matz.YahH558sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toJehoashיְהוֹאָ֨שׁye.ho.'AshH3060, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֧זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehuיֵה֛וּאye.Hu'H3058,kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Come,letH7971usאֶל־'el-H413lookנִתְרָאֶ֥הnit.ra.'EhH7200one another in thefaceפָנִֽים׃fa.NimH6440.
9AndJehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971toAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֮ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, The thistle that was inLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֗וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971to thecedarהָאֶ֜רֶזha.'E.rezH730that was inLebanonבַּלְּבָנוֹן֙ba.le.va.nOnH3844,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Giveתְּנָֽה־te.nah-H5414thydaughterבִּתְּךָ֥bi.te.KhaH1323to mysonלִבְנִ֖יliv.NiH1121towifeלְאִשָּׁ֑הle.'i.ShahH802: and therepassedוַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞רva.ta.'a.VorH5674by awildהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704beastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416that was inLebanonבַּלְּבָנ֔וֹןba.le.va.NonH3844, and trodedownוַתִּרְמֹ֖סva.tir.MosH7429the thistle.
10Thou hastindeedעִמָּֽךְ׃'i.MakhH5973smittenH5221Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123, and thineheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820hathliftedוּֽנְשָׂאֲךָ֖u.ne.sa.'a.KhaH5375theeupH5375:gloryהִכָּבֵד֙hi.ka.VedH3513thereof, andabideוְשֵׁ֣בve.ShevH3427athomeבְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָbe.vei.Te.khaH1004; forwhyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldestfallוְנָ֣פַלְתָּ֔הve.Na.fal.TahH5307,evenאֶת־'et-H853thou, andJudahוִיהוּדָ֥הvi.hu.DahH3063with thee?
11ButAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558wouldnotH3808hearשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085.SoH3808Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֤שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH5927upH5927; and he andAmaziahוַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063lookedוַיִּתְרָא֣וּvai.yit.ra.'UH7200oneanotherH3808in thefaceפָנִ֔יםfa.NimH6440atBeth-shemeshH1053,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834belongeth toJudahלִיהוּדָֽה׃li.hu.DahH3063.
13AndJehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478tookתָּפַ֛שׂta.FasH8610Amaziahאֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoashיְהוֹאָ֥שׁye.ho.'AshH3060thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhaziahאֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huH274, atBeth-shemeshH1053, andcameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.vo.'u'H935toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389, and brakedownוַיִּפְרֹץ֩vai.yif.RotzH6555thewallבְּחוֹמַ֨תbe.cho.MatH2346ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from thegateבְּשַׁ֤עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669unto thecornerהַפִּנָּ֔הha.pi.NahH6438gateשַׁ֣עַרSha.'arH8179,fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967cubists.
14And hetookוְלָקַ֣חve.la.KachH3947allכָּל־kol-H3605thegoldהַזָּהָב־ha.za.hov-H2091andsilverוְ֠הַכֶּסֶףVe.ha.ke.sefH3701, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֜יםha.ke.LimH3627that werefoundהַנִּמְצְאִ֣יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and in thetreasuresוּבְאֹֽצְרוֹת֙u.ve.'o.tze.rOtH214of theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, thehostagesהַתַּֽעֲרֻב֑וֹתha.ta.'a.ru.VotH8594also, andreturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹנָה׃sho.me.Ro.nahH8111.
15Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697ofJehoashיְהוֹאָ֜שׁye.ho.'AshH3060whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834hedidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213, and his might, andhowוַאֲשֶׁ֣רva.'a.SherH834hefoughtנִלְחַ֔םnil.ChamH3898withAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, are theynotהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
16AndJehoashיְהוֹאָשׁ֙ye.ho.'AshH3060sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵר֙vai.yi.ka.VerH6912inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111with thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פtach.TavH8478.
17AndAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJoashH3060kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063livedוַיְחִ֨יvay.ChiH2421afterאַֽחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310thedeathמ֔וֹתMotH4194ofJehoashיְהוֹאָ֥שׁye.ho.'AshH3060sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehoahazיְהֽוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478fifteenעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
18Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶ֖תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֑הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huH558, are theynotהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808writtenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063?
19And theymadeוַיִּקְשְׁר֨וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194aconspiracyקֶ֛שֶׁרKe.sherH7195againstעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921him inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389; and hefledוַיָּ֣נָסvai.Ya.nosH5127toLachishלָכִ֑ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923: but theysentוַיִּשְׁלְח֤וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971afterאַֽחֲרָיו֙'a.cha.RavH310him toLachishלָכִ֔ישָׁהla.Khi.shahH3923, and slew him there.
21AndallH3605thepeopleעַ֤ם'amH5971ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקְח֞וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֔ה'a.zar.YahH5838, who wassixteenעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, andmadeH3605himkingוַיַּמְלִ֣כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427in the room of hisfatherאָבִ֥יו'a.VivH1Amaziahאֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃'a.matz.Ya.huH558.
23In the fifteenthyearH8141ofAmaziahלַאֲמַצְיָ֥הוּla.'a.matz.Ya.huH558thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֨םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָ֤שׁyo.'AshH3101kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478began toreignH4427inSamariaבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןbe.Sho.me.RonH8111, andreignedH4427fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and oneyearsH8141.
24And hedidH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: hedepartedסָ֗רSarH5493notלֹ֣אlo'H3808fromallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thesinsהֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'H2398ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֔טne.VatH5028, wherewith hemadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478tosinH2398.
25Herestoredהֵשִׁיב֙he.ShivH7725theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from theenteringמִלְּב֥וֹאmi.le.Vo'H935in ofHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574unto theseaיָ֣םyamH3220of theArabahהָעֲרָבָ֑הha.'a.ra.VahH6160,accordingH3027to thewordכִּדְבַ֤רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he spake by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of hisservantעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650Jonahיוֹנָ֤הyo.NahH3124thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmittaiאֲמִתַּי֙'a.mi.TaiH573, theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834was ofGath-hepherH1662.
26For theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sawH7200the affliction ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that it wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966bitterמֹרֶ֣הmo.RehH4784: for there wasnoneH369shutעָצוּר֙'a.TzurH6113upH7200norH369leftעָז֔וּב'a.ZuvH5800at large,neitherH369was thereanyH369helperעֹזֵ֖ר'o.ZerH5826forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
27And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saidדִבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808that he would blotoutH3027thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromunderמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064: but hesavedוַיּ֣וֹשִׁיעֵ֔םvai.Yo.o.shi.'EmH3467them by thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֥םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoashיוֹאָֽשׁ׃yo.'AshH3101.
28Nowהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117therestוְיֶתֶר֩ve.ye.TerH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֜םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that hedidעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213, and his might,howאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834he warred, andhowאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834herecoveredהֵשִׁ֜יבhe.ShivH7725Damascusדַּמֶּ֧שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834, andHamathחֲמָ֛תcha.MatH2574,whichוַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834had belonged toJudahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063, forIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, are they hotwrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of thekingsלְמַלְכֵ֥יle.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
29AndJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1, even with thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; andZechariahזְכַרְיָ֥הze.khar.YahH2148hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in hissteadתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ 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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