2 Kings 14:1

In the second year of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the king of Israel: Amaziah, the son of Jehoash, reigned as king of Judah.

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In The King James Version

In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.

In Context

2He was twenty-five years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jehoaddin from Jerusalem.

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Cross References

2 Kings 13:10In the thirty-seventh year of Jehoash, the king of Judah, Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, for sixteen years.

2 Kings 14:17Now Amaziah, the son of Jehoash, the king of Judah, lived for fifteen years after the death of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the king of Israel.

1 Chronicles 3:12And his son, Amaziah, conceived Azariah. Then Jotham, the son of Azariah,

2 Chronicles 25:25Then Amaziah, the son of Joash, the king of Judah, lived for fifteen years after the death of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the king of Israel.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 14:1

This chapter continues the history of the succession in the kingdoms both of Judah and Israel. I. In the kingdom of Judah here is, 1. The entire history (as much as is recorded in this book) of Amaziah's reign (1.) His good character, ver. 1-4 . (2.) The justice he executed on the murderers of his father, ver. 5, 6 . (3.) His victory over the Edomites, ver. 7 . (4.) His war with Joash, and his defeat in that war, ver. 8-14 . (5.) His fall, at last, by a conspiracy against him, ver. 17-20 . 2. The beginning of the… Read the whole commentary →

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