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2 Kings 14:8-12

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8 1Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, "2Come, let us face * each other."
9 Jehoash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "3The 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 "4You have indeed defeated Edom, and 5your 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 6Beth-shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
12 Judah was defeated by Israel, and 7they fled each to his tent.
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2 Kings 14:8-12 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 7

  • 1. 2 Chronicles 25:17-24
  • 2. 2 Samuel 2:14-17
  • 3. Judges 9:8-15
  • 4. 2 Kings 14:7
  • 5. Deuteronomy 8:14; 2 Chronicles 26:16
  • 6. Joshua 19:38
  • 7. 2 Samuel 18:17

Footnotes 3

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