2 Kings 14:11-13

11 Amaziah, however, would not listen, so Jehoash king of Israel attacked. He and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth Shemesh in Judah.

12 Judah was routed by Israel, and every man fled to his home.

13 Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section about four hundred cubits long.^[a]

2 Kings 14:11-13 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. S Joshua 15:10
• 2. 1 Kings 22:36; 2 Samuel 18:17
• 3. 1 Kings 3:1; 2 Chronicles 33:14; 2 Chronicles 36:19; Jeremiah 39:2
• 4. Nehemiah 8:16; Nehemiah 12:39
• 5. 2 Chronicles 26:9; 2 Chronicles 25:23; Jeremiah 31:38; Zechariah 14:10

Footnotes

• [a]. That is, about 600 feet or about 180 meters