2 Kings 14:2

2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and the name of his mother [was] Jehoaddin from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 14:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 14:2

He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and
reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem
Fourteen years contemporary with Joash king of Israel, who reigned sixteen years, ( 2 Kings 13:10 ) and fifteen after him, ( 2 Kings 14:17 ) ,

and his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem;
of whom we nowhere else read,

2 Kings 14:2 In-Context

1 In the second year of Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Jehoash king of Judah began to reign.

2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and the name of his mother [was] Jehoaddin from Jerusalem.

3 He did right in the eyes of Yahweh, only not as David his ancestor; as all which Jehoash his father had done, he did.

4 Only the high places were not removed; the people [were] still sacrificing and offering incense on the high places.

5 It happened that when the kingdom was firmly in his hand, he killed his servants who had killed his father the king.