2 Kings · King James Version (with Apocrypha)
2 Kings 14 King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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1 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.
1 In the second year of Joash, son of Joahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah began to reign.
2 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.
2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.
3 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father: he did according to all things as Joash his father did.
3 He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, yet not like David his father. He did according to all that Joash his father had done.
4 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: as yet the people did sacrifice and burnt incense on the high places.
4 However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.
5 ¶ And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father.
5 As soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, he killed his servants who had slain the king his father,
6 But the children of the murderers he slew not: according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
6 but the children of the murderers he didn’t put to death, according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, as Yahweh commanded, saying, “The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.”
7 He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
7 He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel, to this day.
8 ¶ Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let’s look one another in the face.”
9 And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that [was] in Lebanon sent to the cedar that [was] in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that [was] in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
9 Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife.’ Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.
10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory [of this], and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to [thy] hurt, that thou shouldest fall, [even] thou, and Judah with thee?
10 You have indeed struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Enjoy the glory of it, and stay at home; for why should you meddle to your harm, that you fall, even you, and Judah with you?”
11 But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which [belongeth] to Judah.
11 But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
12 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.
12 Judah was defeated by Israel; and each man fled to his tent.
13 And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
13 Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh and came to Jerusalem, then broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
14 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.
14 He took all the gold and silver and all the vessels that were found in Yahweh’s house and in the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
15 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
15 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.
16 Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place.
17 ¶ And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
17 Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, fifteen years.
18 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
18 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
19 Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
19 They made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.
20 And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.
20 They brought him on horses, and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in David’s city.
21 ¶ And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which [was] sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
21 All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
22 He built Elath and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his fathers.
23 ¶ In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, [and reigned] forty and one years.
23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria for forty-one years.
24 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
24 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. He didn’t depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.
25 He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the LORD God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which [was] of Gath-hepher.
25 He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the sea of the Arabah, according to Yahweh, the God of Israel’s word, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath Hepher.
26 For the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, [that it was] very bitter: for [there was] not any shut up, nor any left, nor any helper for Israel.
26 For Yahweh saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter for all, slave and free; and there was no helper for Israel.
27 And the LORD said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
27 Yahweh didn’t say that he would blot out the name of Israel from under the sky; but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
28 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, [which belonged] to Judah, for Israel, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
28 Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, for Israel, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
29 And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, [even] with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead.
29 Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son reigned in his place.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Amaziah
Joash's son, who became king at twenty-five and reigned twenty-nine years, executed his father's murderers, struck down 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt, was routed by…
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 12:21; 2 Kings 14:1; 2 Kings 14:7
Amittai
Named as the father of the prophet Jonah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1
Jehoaddan
A woman of Jerusalem named as the mother of King Amaziah of Judah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 14:2; 2 Chronicles 25:1
Jeroboam
Son of Jehoash, who reigned forty-one years in Samaria, restored Israel's boundary from Lebo-hamath to the Sea of the Arabah according to Jonah's word, and recovered Damascus and…
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 13:13; 2 Kings 14:16; 2 Kings 14:23
Jonah
The prophet from Gath-hepher, son of Amittai, through whom the LORD spoke that Jeroboam son of Joash would restore Israel's boundary.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 14:25; Jonah 1:1; Jonah 1:3
Cross references (28)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Kings 13:10; 2 Chronicles 25:1–4; 1 Chronicles 3:12; 2 Kings 14:15
- 3 2 Chronicles 25:2–3; 1 Kings 11:4; Zechariah 1:4–6; 1 Peter 1:18; 2 Chronicles 24:17
- 4 2 Kings 12:3; 2 Kings 16:4; 2 Kings 15:35; 2 Kings 15:4
- 5 2 Chronicles 25:3–4; 2 Kings 12:20–21; Numbers 35:33; Genesis 9:6; Exodus 21:12–14
- 6 Deuteronomy 24:16; Ezekiel 18:20; Ezekiel 18:4; Jeremiah 31:30
- 7 2 Samuel 8:13; 1 Chronicles 18:12; Joshua 15:38; Psalm 60:1; Isaiah 16:1
- 8 2 Chronicles 25:17–24; 2 Kings 14:11; 2 Samuel 2:14–17; Proverbs 18:6; Proverbs 20:18
- 9 Judges 9:8–15; Proverbs 26:9; 2 Chronicles 25:10–13; 2 Chronicles 25:18; Song of Songs 2:2
- 10 2 Chronicles 26:16; Deuteronomy 8:14; 2 Chronicles 32:25; Proverbs 3:30; Proverbs 20:3
- 11 Joshua 19:38; 2 Chronicles 25:20; Joshua 21:16; 1 Samuel 6:9–19; 2 Chronicles 25:16
- 12 2 Samuel 18:17; 1 Samuel 4:10; 1 Kings 22:36
- 13 Nehemiah 8:16; Nehemiah 12:39; Zechariah 14:10; Jeremiah 31:38; 2 Chronicles 25:23–24
- 14 1 Kings 14:26; 1 Kings 7:51; 1 Kings 15:18; 2 Kings 18:23; 2 Kings 24:13
- 15 2 Kings 13:12–13; 2 Kings 10:34–35; 1 Kings 14:19–20
- 16 2 Kings 13:9; 1 Kings 1:21; Amos 1:1; Amos 7:10–11; 2 Kings 13:13
- 17 2 Chronicles 25:25–28; 2 Kings 14:1–2; 2 Kings 13:10; 2 Kings 14:23
- 18 2 Kings 13:8; 1 Kings 11:41; 2 Kings 13:12; 1 Kings 14:29
- 19 Joshua 10:31; 2 Kings 18:17; 2 Kings 18:14; 2 Kings 15:10; 2 Chronicles 25:27–28
- 20 2 Kings 9:28; 2 Chronicles 21:20; 2 Chronicles 33:20; 2 Kings 12:21; 2 Chronicles 26:23
- 21 1 Chronicles 3:12; Matthew 1:8–9; 2 Kings 15:13; 2 Kings 21:24; 2 Chronicles 26:1
- 22 2 Kings 16:6; 1 Kings 9:26; Deuteronomy 2:8; 2 Chronicles 8:17; 2 Chronicles 26:2
- 23 Hosea 1:1; Amos 7:9–11; Amos 1:1; 2 Kings 14:27
- 24 2 Kings 13:2; 1 Kings 12:28–31; Genesis 38:7; 2 Kings 13:11; Deuteronomy 9:18
- 25 Deuteronomy 3:17; Jonah 1:1; Numbers 13:21; 1 Kings 8:65; Joshua 19:13
- 26 Deuteronomy 32:36; 2 Kings 13:4; Exodus 3:7; Psalm 106:43–45; Isaiah 63:9
- 27 2 Kings 13:23; 2 Kings 13:5; Deuteronomy 9:14; Deuteronomy 29:20; Psalm 69:28
- 28 1 Kings 11:24; 2 Samuel 8:6; 1 Chronicles 18:5–6; 2 Chronicles 8:3–4
- 29 2 Kings 15:8
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