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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 />In the second year of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Amaziah son of Joash began to rule over Judah in the second year of the reign 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 />In the second year of Joash the son of Joahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the second year of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the second year of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the second year of Israel’s King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the second year of Israel&#8217s King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel began Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah in the second year of Jehoash's rule in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel began Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jehoahaz's son King Jehoash was in his second year as king of Israel when King Amaziah, son of Joash of Judah, began to rule.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz as king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Amaziah, son of Judah's king Joash, became king during the second year of the reign of Joash, son of king Joahaz of Israel, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In the second year of the reign of Israel's King Joash son of Joahaz, Joash's son Amaziah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel began Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the second year of Joash, son of Joahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah began to reign. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash, king of Judah, has reigned;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned hath Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the second year to Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah reigned.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the second year of Joas son of Joachaz, king of Israel, reigned Amasias son of Joas king of Juda. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In the second year of Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz, the king of Israel: Amaziah, the son of Jehoash, reigned as king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the second year of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah, son of Joash, king of Judah, became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the second year of King Joash son of Joahaz of Israel, King Amaziah son of Joash of Judah, began to reign.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />IN the second year of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah, began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the second year for Yehoash son of Yahuakhaz, King of Israel, Amutsia, son of Yoash, King of Yehuda, became king.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel began Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In the second year of Joas the son of Joachaz king of Israel, did Amessias also the son of Joas the king of Juda begin to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/14-1.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=4645" 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">Amaziah Reigns in Judah</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·ta·yim (Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">In the second</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: biš·naṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/3101.htm" title="3101: lə·yō·w·’āš (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Joash. Or Yoash; a form of Yhow'ash; Joash, the name of six Israelites.">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/3099.htm" title="3099: yō·w·’ā·ḥāz (N-proper-ms) -- Jehoahaz -- Joahaz. A form of Yhow'achaz; Joachaz, the name of two Israelites.">of Jehoahaz</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.">over Israel,</a> <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/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">became king</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a 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> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>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.…<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/25-1.htm">2 Chronicles 25:1-4</a></span><br />Amaziah 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 wholeheartedly. / As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah executed the servants who had murdered his father the king. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-21.htm">2 Kings 12:21</a></span><br />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/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/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/13-1.htm">2 Kings 13:1-3</a></span><br />In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them. / So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He delivered them continually into the hands of Hazael king of Aram and his son Ben-hadad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-1.htm">2 Kings 12:1-3</a></span><br />In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. / And Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the days he was instructed by Jehoiada the priest. / Nevertheless, the high places were not removed; the people continued sacrificing and burning incense there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-1.htm">2 Kings 16:1-2</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-1.htm">2 Kings 18:1-3</a></span><br />In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz 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 Abi, the daughter of Zechariah. / And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-1.htm">2 Kings 21:1-2</a></span><br />Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD by following 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_kings/23-31.htm">2 Kings 23:31-32</a></span><br />Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as his fathers had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-18.htm">2 Kings 24:18-19</a></span><br />Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Hamutal daughter of Jeremiah; she was from Libnah. / And Zedekiah did evil in the sight of the LORD, just as Jehoiakim had done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-27.htm">2 Chronicles 24:27</a></span><br />The accounts of the sons of Joash and the many pronouncements about him, and of the restoration of the house of God, are indeed written in the Treatise of the Book of the Kings. And his son Amaziah reigned in his place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/26-1.htm">2 Chronicles 26:1-2</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/27-1.htm">2 Chronicles 27:1-2</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-1.htm">2 Chronicles 28:1-2</a></span><br />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. / Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/14-15.htm">2 Kings 14:15</a></b></br> Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, <i>are</i> they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?</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="hdg">reigned Amaziah</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/3-12.htm">1 Chronicles 3:12</a></b></br> Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/25-1.htm">2 Chronicles 25:1</a></b></br> Amaziah <i>was</i> twenty and five years old <i>when</i> he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name <i>was</i> Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/13-12.htm">Amaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-12.htm">Amazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-25.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-25.htm">Jehoahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-25.htm">Jehoash</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-4.htm">Joahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-25.htm">Joash</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-14.htm">Jo'ash</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-12.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-24.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/13-24.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/10-6.htm">Second</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Amaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Amazi'ah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Jehoahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-8.htm">Jehoash</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-8.htm">Joahaz</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-3.htm">Joash</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-3.htm">Jo'ash</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-9.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-2.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/14-2.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/15-32.htm">Second</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>In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel</b><br>This phrase sets the historical context for the events described. Jehoash, also known as Joash, was the king of Israel, the northern kingdom, during this time. His reign is noted in <a href="/2_kings/13-10.htm">2 Kings 13:10-25</a>, where he is described as doing evil in the sight of the Lord, continuing the sins of Jeroboam. The synchronization of reigns between Israel and Judah is a common method in the biblical narrative to provide a timeline. This period is marked by political instability and frequent conflicts between the two kingdoms. Jehoash's reign is significant for his military campaigns and his interactions with the prophet Elisha, who prophesied victories for Israel.<p><b>Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah</b><br>Amaziah's ascension to the throne of Judah, the southern kingdom, marks a continuation of the Davidic line, which is significant in biblical prophecy and typology. His father, Joash, had been a reformer king who repaired the temple but later fell into idolatry, as recorded in <a href="/2_kings/12.htm">2 Kings 12</a>. Amaziah's reign is detailed in <a href="/2_kings/14.htm">2 Kings 14:1-20</a> and <a href="/2_chronicles/25.htm">2 Chronicles 25</a>, where he is described as doing what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly. His reign is characterized by military campaigns, including a notable victory over Edom, and a subsequent ill-fated challenge against Jehoash of Israel. Amaziah's life and reign serve as a reminder of the importance of wholehearted devotion to God, a theme echoed throughout the scriptures. His eventual downfall due to pride and idolatry serves as a cautionary tale and a typological warning against turning away from God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/amaziah.htm">Amaziah</a></b><br>The son of Joash, who became king of Judah. His reign is marked by both faithfulness and failures, reflecting the complexities of leadership and obedience to God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/joash.htm">Joash (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 also by eventual apostasy and assassination.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/joash.htm">Joash (of Israel)</a></b><br>The son of Jehoahaz, reigning over Israel. His reign overlaps with Amaziah's, highlighting the divided kingdom and the tensions between Israel and Judah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom, where Amaziah ruled. It was distinct from the northern kingdom of Israel, both politically and spiritually.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, ruled by Joash during Amaziah's reign. The relationship between Israel and Judah was often fraught with conflict.<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 reign began with obedience to God, but his later actions show the dangers of turning away. Consistent obedience is crucial for a godly life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_accountability.htm">Leadership and Accountability</a></b><br>As a king, Amaziah was accountable to God for his actions. This principle applies to all leaders, who must lead with integrity and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Amaziah's pride led to his downfall. Pride can blind us to our need for God and lead to destructive decisions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_scripture_in_decision-making.htm">The Role of Scripture in Decision-Making</a></b><br>Amaziah's account reminds us of the importance of grounding our decisions in God's Word, seeking His guidance in all aspects of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_legacy.htm">The Impact of Legacy</a></b><br>Amaziah's actions affected not only his life but also the future of Judah. Our choices can have lasting impacts on those around us and future generations.<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/did_judah's_kings_follow_or_stray_from_god.htm">How did Judah's kings follow or stray from God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_high_places_remain_in_1_kings_15_14.htm">In 1 Kings 15:14, why are the high places said to remain, yet 2 Chronicles 14:3 claims Asa removed them?</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><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><span class= "bld">XIV.<p>THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH IN JUDAH, AND OF JEROBOAM II IN ISRAEL.</span><p>(1-17) <span class= "bld">THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH</span>. (Comp. 2 Chronicles 25)<p>(2) <span class= "bld">Jehoaddan.</span>--The Hebrew text, which is supported by the LXX., has <span class= "ital">Jehoaddin</span> (perhaps, "Jehovah is delight;" comp. <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm" title="Therefore hear now this, you that are given to pleasures, that dwell carelessly, that say in your heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:">Isaiah 47:8</a>, and the Divine name <span class= "ital">Naaman</span>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz King of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash King of Judah.</span> Again the chronology is defective. If Joash of Israel ascended the throne in the thirty-seventh year of Joash of Judah (<a href="/2_kings/13-10.htm">2 Kings 13:10</a>), and the latter reigned forty years (<a href="/2_kings/12-1.htm">2 Kings 12:1</a>), Amaziah cannot have become king till the fourth or fifth year of the Israelitish Joash, instead of the second. The ordinary explanation of commentators is a double accession; but this is unsatisfactory. It is best to allow that the chronology of the later half of the Israelite kingdom is in confusion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/14-1.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">In the second</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתַּ֔יִם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ta·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁנַ֣ת</span> <span class="translit">(biš·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<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">of the reign</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 Jehoash</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיוֹאָ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yō·w·’āš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | 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">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">יוֹאָחָ֖ז</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·’ā·ḥāz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3099.htm">Strong's 3099: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehoahaz -- Joahaz </span><br /><br /><span class="word">over 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 /><br /><span class="word">Amaziah</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲמַצְיָ֥הוּ</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">יוֹאָ֖שׁ</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">became king</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלַ֛ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָֽה׃</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 /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/14-1.htm">2 Kings 14:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/14-1.htm">2 Kings 14:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/14-1.htm">2 Kings 14:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/14-1.htm">2 Kings 14:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/14-1.htm">2 Kings 14:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/14-1.htm">2 Kings 14:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/14-1.htm">2 Kings 14:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/14-1.htm">2 Kings 14:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/14-1.htm">2 Kings 14:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/14-1.htm">2 Kings 14:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/14-1.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 14:1 In the second year of Joash son (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/13-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 13:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 13:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/14-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 14:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 14:2" /></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>