2 Kings 14:2

2 viginti quinque annorum erat cum regnare coepisset viginti autem et novem annis regnavit in Hierusalem nomen matris eius Ioaden de Hierusalem

2 Kings 14:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 14:2

He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and
reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem
Fourteen years contemporary with Joash king of Israel, who reigned sixteen years, ( 2 Kings 13:10 ) and fifteen after him, ( 2 Kings 14:17 ) ,

and his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem;
of whom we nowhere else read,

2 Kings 14:2 In-Context

1 anno secundo Ioas filii Ioachaz regis Israhel regnavit Amasias filius Ioas regis Iuda

2 viginti quinque annorum erat cum regnare coepisset viginti autem et novem annis regnavit in Hierusalem nomen matris eius Ioaden de Hierusalem

3 et fecit rectum coram Domino verumtamen non ut David pater eius iuxta omnia quae fecit Ioas pater suus fecit

4 nisi hoc tantum quod excelsa non abstulit adhuc enim populus immolabat et adolebat in excelsis

5 cumque obtinuisset regnum percussit servos suos qui interfecerant regem patrem suum