2 Kings 14:9-19

9 Jehoash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "¹The thorn bush which was in Lebanon sent to the cedar which was in Lebanon, saying, 'Give your daughter to my son in marriage.' But there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trampled the thorn bush.

10 "²You have indeed defeated Edom, and ³your heart has become proud. Enjoy your glory and stay at home; for why should you provoke trouble so that you, even you, would fall, and Judah with you?"

11 But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced * each other at ⁴Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah.

12 Judah was defeated by Israel, and ⁵they fled each to his tent.

13 Then Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem and tore down the wall of Jerusalem from ⁶the Gate of Ephraim to ⁷the Corner Gate, 400 * cubits.

14 ⁸He took all the gold and silver and all the utensils which were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasuries of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

Jeroboam II Succeeds Jehoash in Israel

15 ⁹Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles * of the Kings of Israel?

16 So Jehoash slept with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son became king in his place.

Azariah (Uzziah) Succeeds Amaziah in Judah

17 ¹⁰Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived fifteen * years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.

18 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles * of the Kings of Judah?

19 They conspired against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to ¹¹Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.

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2 Kings 14:9-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 KINGS 14

In this chapter we have the good reign of Amaziah king of Judah, his victories over the Edomites, and war with Jehoash king of Israel, by whom he was taken, who died quickly after, 2Ki 14:1-16, but Amaziah lived fifteen years afterwards, and was slain by a conspiracy against him, and Azariah his son reigned in his stead, 2Ki 14:17-22, and a short account is given of the reign of Jeroboam the second, king of Israel, 2Ki 14:23-29.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 11

1. Judges 9:8-15
2. 2 Kings 14:7
3. Deuteronomy 8:14; 2 Chronicles 26:16
4. Joshua 19:38
5. 2 Samuel 18:17
6. Nehemiah 8:16; Nehemiah 12:39
7. 2 Chronicles 25:23
8. 1 Kings 14:26; 2 Kings 12:18
9. 2 Kings 13:12, 13
10. 2 Chronicles 25:25-28
11. Joshua 10:31; 2 Kings 18:14, 17

Footnotes 4

[a]. Lit "smitten"
[b]. Lit "lifted you up"
[c]. Lit "before"
[d]. I.e. One cubit equals approx 18 in.