CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>2 Kings 14:17 Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/2_kings/14-17.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new9.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><meta property="og:image" content="https://biblehub.com/visuals/16/12_2Ki_14_17.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="2 Kings 14:17 - The Death of Amaziah" /><meta property="og:site_name" content="Bible Hub" /><meta property="og:description" content="Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel." /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/vmenus/2_kings/14-17.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmc/2_kings/14-17.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/2_kings/">2 Kings</a> > <a href="/2_kings/14.htm">Chapter 14</a> > Verse 17</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad17.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/2_kings/14-16.htm" title="2 Kings 14:16">◄</a> 2 Kings 14:17 <a href="/2_kings/14-18.htm" title="2 Kings 14:18">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#audio" class="clickchap2" title="Context and Audio Bible"> Audio </a> <a href="#crossref" class="clickchap2" title="Cross References"> Cross </a> <a href="#study" class="clickchap2" title="Study Bible"> Study </a> <a href="#commentary" class="clickchap2" title="Commentary"> Comm </a> <a href="#lexicon" class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />King Amaziah of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah’s King Amaziah son of Joash lived fifteen years after the death of Israel’s King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Judah&#8217s King Amaziah son of Joash lived 15 years after the death of Israel&#8217s King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Fifteen years after Jehoash died, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joash's son King Amaziah of Judah lived 15 years after the death of Jehoahaz's son King Jehoash of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />King Amaziah of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Joash's son, king Amaziah of Judah, lived for fifteen years after Jehoahaz' son, king Jehoash of Israel, died. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, fifteen years. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, lives after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, fifteen years,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah liveth after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah, will live after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, fifteen years.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Amasias the son of Joas king of Juda lived, after the death of Joas son of Joachaz king of Israel fifteen years. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Now Amaziah, the son of Jehoash, the king of Judah, lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, the king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Amaziah, son of Joash, king of Judah, survived Joash, son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, by fifteen years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah lived fifteen years after the death of King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Amutsia son of Yoash King of Yehuda lived for fifteen years after Yehoash son of Yahuakhaz King of Israel was dead.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Amessias the son of Joas king of Juda lived after the death of Joas son of Joachaz king of Israel fifteen years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/14-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=4856" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/14.htm">The Death of Amaziah</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/558.htm" title="558: ’ă·maṣ·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or mamatsyahuw; from 'amats and Yahh; strength of Jah; Amatsjah, the name of four Israelites.">Amaziah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3101.htm" title="3101: yō·w·’āš (N-proper-ms) -- Joash. Or Yoash; a form of Yhow'ash; Joash, the name of six Israelites.">of Joash</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/2421.htm" title="2421: way·ḥî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To live, to revive. A primitive root; to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive.">lived</a> <a href="/hebrew/2568.htm" title="2568: ḥă·mêš (Number-fsc) -- Five. Masculine chamishshah; a primitive numeral; five.">for fifteen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·rê (Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after</a> <a href="/hebrew/4194.htm" title="4194: mō·wṯ (N-msc) -- Death. From muwth; death; concretely, the dead, their place or state; figuratively, pestilence, ruin.">the death</a> <a href="/hebrew/3060.htm" title="3060: yə·hō·w·’āš (N-proper-ms) -- Yah is strong, the name of several Isr. From Yhovah and 'esh; Jehovah-fired; Jehoash, the name of two Israelite kings.">of Jehoash</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3059.htm" title="3059: yə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāz (N-proper-ms) -- Yah has grasped, the name of several Isr. From Yhovah and 'achaz; Jehovah-seized; Jehoachaz, the name of three Israelites.">of Jehoahaz</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/25-25.htm">2 Chronicles 25:25-28</a></span><br />Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel. / As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel? / From the time that Amaziah turned from following the LORD, a conspiracy was formed against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish. But men were sent after him to Lachish, and they killed him there. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-1.htm">2 Kings 15:1-7</a></span><br />In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah. / He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/13-10.htm">2 Kings 13:10-13</a></span><br />In the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit, but he walked in them. / As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-19.htm">2 Kings 12:19-21</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Joash, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? / And the servants of Joash rose up and formed a conspiracy and killed him at Beth-millo, on the road down to Silla. / His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-1.htm">2 Kings 16:1-5</a></span><br />In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah. / Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God. / Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-1.htm">2 Chronicles 26:1-5</a></span><br />All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. / Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers. / Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-1.htm">2 Kings 14:1-6</a></span><br />In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah. / 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. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, but not as his father David had done. He did everything as his father Joash had done. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">2 Kings 14:23-29</a></span><br />In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and did not turn away from all the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. / This Jeroboam restored the boundary of Israel from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word that the LORD, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant Jonah son of Amittai, the prophet from Gath-hepher. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-23.htm">2 Chronicles 24:23-27</a></span><br />In the spring, the army of Aram went to war against Joash. They entered Judah and Jerusalem and destroyed all the leaders of the people, and they sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus. / Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hand a very great army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash. / And when the Arameans had withdrawn, they left Joash severely wounded. His own servants conspired against him for shedding the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him on his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">2 Chronicles 27:1-9</a></span><br />Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Uzziah had done. In addition, he did not enter the temple of the LORD. But the people still behaved corruptly. / Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the house of the LORD, and he worked extensively on the wall at the hill of Ophel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-8.htm">Matthew 1:8-9</a></span><br />Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. / Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-22.htm">Acts 13:22-23</a></span><br />After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’ / From the descendants of this man, God has brought to Israel the Savior Jesus, as He promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-1.htm">1 Kings 15:1-8</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijam became king of Judah, / and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maacah daughter of Abishalom. / And Abijam walked in all the sins that his father before him had committed, and his heart was not as fully devoted to the LORD his God as the heart of David his forefather had been. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-4.htm">2 Chronicles 21:4-7</a></span><br />When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel. / Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. / And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-10.htm">2 Chronicles 22:10-12</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs of the house of Judah. / But Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered, and she put him and his nurse in a bedroom. Because Jehoshabeath, the daughter of King Jehoram and the wife of Jehoiada the priest, was Ahaziah’s sister, she hid Joash from Athaliah so that she could not kill him. / And Joash remained hidden with them in the house of God for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/14-1.htm">2 Kings 14:1,2,23</a></b></br> In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/13-10.htm">2 Kings 13:10</a></b></br> In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, <i>and reigned</i> sixteen years.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/25-25.htm">2 Chronicles 25:25</a></b></br> And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/14-15.htm">Amaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-15.htm">Amazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-6.htm">Death</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-3.htm">Fifteen</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-16.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Jehoahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Jeho'ahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-16.htm">Jehoash</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-16.htm">Jeho'ash</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-3.htm">Joash</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-3.htm">Jo'ash</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-15.htm">Judah</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/14-18.htm">Amaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-18.htm">Amazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-19.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">Fifteen</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-30.htm">Jehoahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-31.htm">Jeho'ahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">Jehoash</a> <a href="/2_kings/11-21.htm">Jeho'ash</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">Joash</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">Jo'ash</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-18.htm">Judah</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-1.htm">Amaziah's good reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-5.htm">His justice on the murderers of his father</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-7.htm">His victory over Edom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Amaziah, provoking Jehoash, is overcome</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-15.htm">Jeroboam succeeds Jehoash</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-17.htm">Amaziah slain by a conspiracy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-21.htm">Azariah succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-23.htm">Jeroboam's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/14-28.htm">Zachariah succeeds him</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah</b><br>Amaziah was the ninth king of Judah, succeeding his father Joash. His reign is noted for both his initial faithfulness to God and his later apostasy. He is remembered for his military campaigns, including a significant victory over the Edomites. His rule is a continuation of the Davidic line, which is significant in biblical prophecy concerning the Messiah. The Davidic covenant promised that a descendant of David would always sit on the throne, pointing ultimately to Jesus Christ.<p><b>lived for fifteen years</b><br>This period of fifteen years after the death of Jehoash marks a time of relative stability in Judah, though it was also a time of spiritual decline. The number fifteen in the Bible can symbolize rest after deliverance, as seen in Hezekiah's life (<a href="/2_kings/20-6.htm">2 Kings 20:6</a>). Amaziah's reign, however, was marred by his pride and eventual downfall, illustrating the consequences of turning away from God.<p><b>after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel</b><br>Jehoash, also known as Joash, was the king of Israel who reigned contemporaneously with Amaziah. His reign was characterized by conflict with Judah, including a significant battle where Amaziah was defeated and captured. This historical context highlights the divided kingdom era, where Israel and Judah often found themselves at odds. The division of the kingdom serves as a backdrop for understanding the need for a united kingdom under a righteous king, ultimately fulfilled in Christ. Jehoash's death marks a transition in Israel's leadership, which continued to struggle with idolatry and disobedience to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amaziah.htm">Amaziah</a></b><br>King of Judah, son of Joash. His reign is marked by both faithfulness and failure. He initially followed the Lord but later turned away, leading to his downfall.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joash.htm">Joash (Jehoash) of Judah</a></b><br>Amaziah's father, who was a king of Judah. His reign was characterized by a return to the worship of God, but he also fell into idolatry later in life.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoash.htm">Jehoash (Joash) of Israel</a></b><br>King of Israel, son of Jehoahaz. He was a contemporary of Amaziah and engaged in conflict with him, which resulted in Amaziah's defeat.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Amaziah reigned. It was often in conflict with the northern kingdom of Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, ruled by Jehoash during Amaziah's reign. The two kingdoms were frequently at odds, both politically and religiously.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_obedience.htm">The Importance of Obedience</a></b><br>Amaziah's life illustrates the necessity of complete obedience to God. Partial obedience can lead to spiritual and physical downfall.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_pride.htm">Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Amaziah's pride led him to challenge Jehoash, resulting in his defeat. Pride can blind us to God's will and lead to our downfall.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Despite human failures, God's plans prevail. Amaziah's reign and its end were within God's sovereign control, reminding us to trust in His ultimate plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_history.htm">Learning from History</a></b><br>The accounts of kings like Amaziah serve as lessons for us to learn from past mistakes and seek God's guidance in all things.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Amaziah's turn to idolatry after initial faithfulness shows the subtlety of sin and the need for vigilance in our spiritual walk.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_amaziah_in_the_bible.htm">Who was King Amaziah in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_resolve_azariah's_reign_date_issues.htm">2 Kings 15:1 begins Azariah’s reign in Jeroboam II’s 27th year, yet surrounding passages suggest conflicting dates—how can these discrepancies be resolved? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_amaziah_follow_god,_then_idols.htm">Why does 2 Kings 14:3 say Amaziah followed God while 2 Chronicles 25:14 depicts him turning to idols?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/where's_proof_amaziah_took_sela.htm">Where is the archaeological proof that Amaziah seized the city of Sela (2 Kings 14:7)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">Fifteen years.</span>--He came to the throne in the second year of Jehoash, who reigned sixteen years (<a href="/2_kings/13-10.htm" title="In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.">2Kings 13:10</a>), and reigned twenty-nine years (<a href="/2_kings/14-2.htm" title="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.">2Kings 14:2</a>). The different <span class= "ital">data are</span> thus self-consistent. Jehoash appears to have died very soon after his victory--perhaps in the following year.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And Amaziah the son of Joash King of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz King of Israel fifteen years.</span> This note of time is based on ver. 2, which makes Amaziah begin to reign in the second year of Joash of Israel, and hold the throne for twenty-nine years. If he really began to reign in the <span class="accented">fourth year</span> of Joash, he would have survived him only thirteen years (see the comment on ver. 2). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/14-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Amaziah</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲמַצְיָ֤הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·maṣ·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_558.htm">Strong's 558: </a> </span><span class="str2">Amaziah -- 'Yah is mighty', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Joash</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹאָשׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·’āš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3101.htm">Strong's 3101: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joash</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lived</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְחִ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḥî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2421.htm">Strong's 2421: </a> </span><span class="str2">To live, to revive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for fifteen</span><br /><span class="heb">חֲמֵ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥă·mêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2568.htm">Strong's 2568: </a> </span><span class="str2">Five</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after</span><br /><span class="heb">אַֽחֲרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the death</span><br /><span class="heb">מ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4194.htm">Strong's 4194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Joash</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹאָ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·w·’āš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3060.htm">Strong's 3060: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joash -- 'Yah is strong', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jehoahaz</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהֽוֹאָחָ֖ז</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·w·’ā·ḥāz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3059.htm">Strong's 3059: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehoahaz -- 'Yah has grasped', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">king</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/14-17.htm">2 Kings 14:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/14-17.htm">2 Kings 14:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/14-17.htm">2 Kings 14:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/14-17.htm">2 Kings 14:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/14-17.htm">2 Kings 14:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/14-17.htm">2 Kings 14:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/14-17.htm">2 Kings 14:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/14-17.htm">2 Kings 14:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/14-17.htm">2 Kings 14:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/14-17.htm">2 Kings 14:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/14-17.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 14:17 Amaziah the son of Joash king (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/14-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 14:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 14:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/14-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 14:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 14:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>