2 Kings 14:1

1 It was in the second year of Yo'ash son of Y'ho'achaz king of Isra'el that Amatzyah the son of Yo'ash king of Y'hudah began his reign.

2 Kings 14:1 Meaning and 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.
] As Joash king of Israel began to reign in the thirty seventh of Joash king of Judah, ( 2 Kings 13:10 ) , who reigned forty years, Amaziah must therefore begin his reign in the fourth of Joash king of Israel; this therefore must be understood of his second year after he reigned alone, for he reigned two or three years in his father's lifetime.

2 Kings 14:1 In-Context

1 It was in the second year of Yo'ash son of Y'ho'achaz king of Isra'el that Amatzyah the son of Yo'ash king of Y'hudah began his reign.

2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to rule, and he ruled for twenty-nine years in Yerushalayim. His mother's name was Y'ho'adan, from Yerushalayim.

3 He did what was right from ADONAI's perspective, although not like David his ancestor; he lived the same way as his father Yo'ash.

4 However, the high places were not removed; the people still sacrificed and offered on the high places.

5 As soon as he had the kingdom firmly under his control, he put to death the servants of his who had murdered the king his father.