2 Kings 14:13

13 But Joas, king of Israel, took Amasias, king of Juda, the son of Joas, the son of Ochozias, in Bethsames, and brought him into Jerusalem; and he broke down the wall of Jerusalem, from the gate of Ephraim to the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits.

2 Kings 14:13 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 14:13

And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son
of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Bethshemesh
And then they looked one another in the face indeed, but Amaziah must look very silly:

and came to Jerusalem;
the metropolis of Judah, with his royal prisoner:

and broke down the wall of Jerusalem;
in at the breach of which he went with his chariot, as Josephus says F5, in triumph:

from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits;
the gate of Ephraim was to the north of the city, towards the tribe of Ephraim, from whence it had its name; and the corner gate was that which joined the northern and western walls together, or rather the northern and eastern walls; for Rauwolff says F6, there is still the corner gate in its old place, where the north and east walls meet on large and high rocks, and is still called by some the gate of Naphtali.


FOOTNOTES:

F5 Antiqu. l. 9. c. 9. sect. 3.
F6 Travels, par. 3. ch. 3. p. 228. by Ray.

2 Kings 14:13 In-Context

11 But Amasias did not rest satisfied. So Joas, king of Israel, went up; and he and Amasias, king of Juda, saw one another in Bethsames, a town in Juda.
12 And Juda was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to their dwellings.
13 But Joas, king of Israel, took Amasias, king of Juda, the son of Joas, the son of Ochozias, in Bethsames, and brought him into Jerusalem; and he broke down the wall of Jerusalem, from the gate of Ephraim to the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits.
14 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the king’s treasures, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.
15 But the rest of the acts of Joas, which he did, and his valour, wherewith he fought against Amasias, king of Juda, are they not written in the book of the words of the days of the kings of Israel?
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