2 Kings 14:23

Israel's King Jeroboam

23 In the fifteenth year of Judah's King Amaziah son of Joash, Jeroboam son of Jehoash^[a] became king of Israel in Samaria; he reigned 41 years.

2 Kings 14:23 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 14:23

In the fifteenth year of Amaziah, the son of Joash king
of Judah, Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign
in Samaria
So that he reigned fourteen or fifteen years contemporary with him; for Amaziah reigned twenty nine years:

[and reigned] forty and one years;
Josephus says ^F9 forty, giving only the round number.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 9.) c. 10. sect. 1.

2 Kings 14:23 In-Context

21 Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was 16 years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.

22 He rebuilt Elathand restored it to Judah after [Amaziah] the king rested with his fathers.

23 In the fifteenth year of Judah's King Amaziah son of Joash, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel in Samaria; he reigned 41 years.

24 He did what was evil in the Lord's sight. He did not turn away from all the sins Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.

25 It was he who restored Israel's border from Lebo-hamath as far as the Sea of the Arabah, according to the word the Lord, the God of Israel, had spoken through His servant, the prophet Jonah son of Amittai from Gath-hepher.

Footnotes

• [a]. Joash