Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
2 Kings 14:1
In the second year of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, reigned Amaziah, the son of Joash, king of Judah, becoming king after the death of his father.
In the second year of Joash, son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, reigned Amaziah, the son of Joash, king of Judah, becoming king after the death of his father.
CHAPTER XIV _Amaziah begins to reign well; his victory over the Edomites_, 1-7. _He challenges Jehoash, king of Israel_, 8. _Jehoash's parable of the thistle and the cedar_, 9, 10. _The two armie...
The history of Judah is resumed 2 Kings 14:1, followed by a brief account of the contemporary history of Israel under Jeroboam II 2 Kings 14:23. The earlier narrative runs parallel with 2 Chronicles 2...
6. KINGS OF ISRAEL AND JUDAH CHAPTER 14 _ 1. Amaziah's reign over Judah (2 Kings 14:1; 2 Chronicles 25)_ 2. The conflict between Israel and Judah (2 Kings 14:8;...
THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH, SON OF JOASH, KING OF JUDAH. Amaziah was a virtuous king like his father Joash, but not according to the standard of David. This is the judgment of the Deuteronomist, who refers...
SECOND YEAR OF JOASH. According to 2 Kings 13:10, Joash (king of Israel) began to reign in the thirty-seventh year of Joash (king of Judah). If Arnaziah began in the second year of Joash (king of Isra...
2 Kings 14:1-7. Reign of Amaziah, king of Judah. He slays his father's murderers. His victory over the Edomites (2 Chronicles 25:1-4) 1. _In the second year of Joash … king of Israel_ See above on 2 K...
C. THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH IN THE SOUTH 14:1-22 Amaziah the thistle king, is another example of a good start and a tragic end. The account of his reign moves through three stages: (1) his hopeful beginni...
CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE THE KINGDOMS AT HIGH TIDE 2 Kings 13:10 to 2 Kings 15:7 Help came to Israel in the midst of the Aramean oppression from an unexpected quarter. In 802 B.C. the Assyrian king Adadni...
_IN THE SECOND YEAR OF JOASH SON OF JEHOAHAZ KING OF ISRAEL REIGNED AMAZIAH THE SON OF JOASH KING OF JUDAH._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
REIGNS OF AMAZIAH OF JUDAH AND JEROBOAM OF ISRAEL 1. In the second year of Joash.. king of Israel] Joash of Judah reigned 40 years, and as his thirty-seventh year corresponded to the first year of Jo...
THE LAST KINGS OF *ISRAEL AND *JUDAH BOOK OF 2 KINGS _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 14 AMAZIAH’S RULE AS KING OF *JUDAH V1 Amaziah, Joash’s son, began to rule as the king of *Judah. That happened durin...
XIV. THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH IN JUDAH, AND OF JEROBOAM II IN ISRAEL. (1-17) THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH. (Comp. 2 Chronicles 25) (2) JEHOADDAN. — The Hebrew text, which is supported by the LXX., has _Jehoaddin...
בִּ שְׁנַ֣ת שְׁתַּ֔יִם לְ יֹואָ֥שׁ בֶּן ־יֹוא
AMAZIAH OF JUDAH B.C. 796-783 (?) 2 Kings 14:1 "All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword." Matthew 26:52 THE fate of Amaziah ("Jehovah is strong"), son of Joash of Judah, resembles...
THE PENALTY OF PRIDE 2 Kings 14:1 There were good traits in Amaziah's character, such as humanity to the children of his father's murderers, and his willingness to forfeit the aid of the army of Isra...
Turning back to Judah, we find Amaziah on the throne. "He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet...." The constantly repeated story of limitation in loyalty is told again. Success atte...
_Second, from his being associated in the empire. It was the first of his reigning alone._...
CONTENTS This chapter brings some consolation, to the mind in the history of the kings of Israel and Judah, in relating to us the good reign of Amaziah. He is slain, however, by a conspiracy; and is...
The twenty five years of Amaziah's reign may be brought into a narrow compass. His history, as is here related, consisted chiefly in restoring order in the temple service, by which it is said he did r...
But not merely this. "Elisha died and they buried him" (2 Kings 13:20). Was not Elisha gone then? Not so. There was to be even a more glorious witness in his death than in his life. In his life, no do...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 17. Walking in the steps of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the house of Jehu was no protection to Israel against Hazael. But the compassion of Jehovah...
IN THE SECOND YEAR OF JOASH SON OF JEHOAHAZ KING OF ISRAEL REIGNED AMAZIAH THE SON OF JOASH KING OF JUDAH. As Joash king of Israel began to reign in the thirty seventh of Joash king of Judah, 2 Kings...
In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah. Ver. 1. _In the second year, &c., _] viz., When he reigned alone, after his father's death....
_In the second year of Joash, king of Israel_ After he began to reign alone: for he reigned two or three years with his father, of which see the note on 2 Kings 13:10. This, as Dr. Lightfoot observes,...
1 Amaziah his good reigne. 5 His iustice on the murderers of his father. 7 His victory ouer Edom. 8 Amaziah prouoking Iehoash, is ouercome and spoiled. 15 Ieroboam succeedeth Iehoash. 17 Amaziah...
AMAZIAH RULING IN JUDAH (vv.1-20) Joash had only reigned briefly in Israel before Amaziah the son of the other Joash (or Jehoash) became king in Judah. He was 25 when crowned king and reigned 29 yea...
1-7 Amaziah began well, but did not go on so. It is not enough to do that which our pious predecessors did, merely to keep up the common usage, but we must do it as they did, from the same principle o...
2 KINGS CHAPTER 14 Amaziah's good reign: his justice on the murderers of his father: his victory over Edom: warreth against Jehoash king of Israel; is overcome by him, and slain by his own people: Aza...
2 Kings 14:1 second H8147 year H8141 Joash H3101 son H1121 Jehoahaz H3099 king H4428 Israel H3478 Amaziah H558 son...
THE REIGN OF AMAZIAH, KING OF JUDAH C. 796-767 BC (2 KINGS 14:1). As with many kings of Judah Amaziah's reign was seen as ‘right in the eyes of YHWH', although with a decided ‘but'. The ‘but' explains...
CONTENTS: Reign of Amaziah over Judah. War between Israel and Judah. Reign of Jeroboam in Jerusalem. CHARACTERS: God, Amaziah, Jehoash, Jeroboam, Jonah, Azariah. CONCLUSION: Those who are too eager,...
2 Kings 14:2. _His mother's name was Jehoaddan._ The mothers of the kings of Judah are mostly mentioned by name, but those of the kings of Israel are seldom named so expressly; for the kings of Israel...
_In the second year of Joash _. .. _ And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord._ AMAZIAH This is, in few but comprehensive words, the character of Amaziah, king of Judah. The commendat...
2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 KINGS 14:1 Amaziah, Jeroboam II, and Azariah. The recovery that began under Jehoash (see note on 13:23–25) continues into ch....
AMAZIAH IN JUDAH AND JEROBOAM II. IN ISRAEL CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES.— 2 Kings 14:1. AMAZIAH, KING OF JUDAH—Historian returns to the records concerning _Judah_. 2 Kings 14:3. YET NOT LIKE DAVI...
EXPOSITION 2 KINGS 14:1 REIGNS OF AMAZIAH, SON OF JOASH KING OF JUDAH, OVER JUDAH, AND OF JEROBOAM, SON...
Now we're coming again to Amaziah who became the king in Israel at the death of his father, who was assassinated at the end of chapter twelve. Now in the second year that Joash the son of Jehoahaz was...
1 Chronicles 3:12; 2 Chronicles 25:1; 2 Kings 13:10; 2 Kings 14:15...