2 Kings 14:21-22

21 Then all the people of Judah took Azariah,^[a] who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

22 He was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after Amaziah rested with his ancestors.

2 Kings 14:21-22 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 Kings 15:1; 2 Chronicles 26:23; Isaiah 1:1; Hosea 1:1; Amos 1:1
• 2. S 1 Kings 9:26; 2 Kings 16:6

Footnotes

• [a]. Also called "Uzziah"