2 Kings 14:15-17

2 KINGS—NOTE ON 2 Kings 14:15 the rest of the acts of Jehoash. The information about Jehoash’s death is repeated from 2 Kings 13:12 (where he is called Joash). This may have been to contrast his death with that of Amaziah (see 2 Kings 14:19). It is also possible that Jehoash is highlighted here because he, as king of Israel, was essentially also the ruler of Judah in this period, as was his son Jeroboam after him. Amaziah is not said to have “ruled” in Judah after Jehoash’s death but merely to have lived fifteen years there. On the Chronicles of the Kings, see note on 1 Kings 14:19.