2 Kings 14:1-4

Amaziah Reigns over Judah

1 ¹In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, ²Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king.

2 He was twenty-five * years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine * years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.

3 He did right in the sight of the LORD, yet not like David his father; he did according to all that Joash his father had done.

4 Only ³the high places were not taken away; ⁴the people still sacrificed and burned incense on the high places.

2 Kings 14:1-4 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.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 25:1
• 2. 2 Kings 13:10
• 3. 2 Kings 12:3
• 4. 2 Kings 16:4