2 Kings 14 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Amaziah Reigns over Judah

1 In the second ^H8147 year ^H8141 of Joash ^H3060 son ^H1121 of Joahaz ^H3099 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478, Amaziah ^H558 the son ^H1121 of Joash ^H3060 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 became ^H4427 king ^H4427.

2 He was twenty-five ^H6242 H2568 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he became ^H4427 king ^H4427, and he reigned ^H4427 twenty-nine ^H6242 H8672 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem ^H3389. And his mother’s ^H517 name ^H8034 was Jehoaddin ^H3086 of Jerusalem ^H3389. 3 And he did ^H6213 what ^H3477 was ^H3477 right ^H3477 in the sight ^H5869 of Yahweh ^H3068, yet ^H7534 not like David ^H1732 his father ^H1; he did ^H6213 according to all ^H3605 that Joash ^H3060 his father ^H1 had done ^H6213. 4 Only ^H7534 the high ^H1116 places ^H1116 were not taken ^H5493 away ^H5493; the people ^H5971 still ^H5750 sacrificed ^H2076 and burned ^H6999 incense ^H6999 on the high ^H1116 places ^H1116. 5 Now it happened ^H1961 as soon ^H834 as the kingdom ^H4467 was ^H2388 strong ^H2388 in his hand ^H3027, that he struck ^H5221 down ^H5221 his servants ^H5650 who had struck ^H5221 down ^H5221 the king ^H4428 his father ^H1. 6 But the sons ^H1121 of those who struck ^H5221 him down ^H5221 he did not put ^H4191 to ^H4191 death ^H4191, according to what is written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the Law ^H8451 of Moses ^H4872, which Yahweh ^H3068 commanded ^H6680, saying ^H559, “Fathers ^H1 shall not be put ^H4191 to ^H4191 death ^H4191 for their sons ^H1121, nor ^H3808 sons ^H1121 be put ^H4191 to ^H4191 death ^H4191 for their fathers ^H1; but each ^H376 shall be put ^H4191 to ^H4191 death ^H4191 for his own sin ^H2399.”

7 He struck ^H5221 down ^H5221 10,000 ^H6235 H505 of Edom ^H123 in the Valley ^H1516 of Salt ^H4417 and seized ^H8610 Sela ^H5554 by war ^H4421 and named ^H7121 H8034 it Joktheel ^H3371 to this ^H2088 day ^H3117.

8 Then ^H227 Amaziah ^H558 sent ^H7971 messengers ^H4397 to Jehoash ^H3060, the son ^H1121 of Jehoahaz ^H3059 son ^H1121 of Jehu ^H3058, king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478, saying ^H559, “Come ^H1980, let us face ^H7200 H6440 each other.” 9 And Jehoash ^H3060 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 sent ^H7971 to Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, saying ^H559, “The thorn ^H2336 bush ^H2336 which ^H834 was in Lebanon ^H3844 sent ^H7971 to the cedar ^H730 which ^H834 was in Lebanon ^H3844, saying ^H559, ‘Give ^H5414 your daughter ^H1323 to my son ^H1121 as a wife ^H802.’ But a beast ^H2416 of the field ^H7704 that was in Lebanon ^H3844 passed ^H5674 by ^H5674 and trampled ^H7429 the thorn ^H2336 bush ^H2336. 10 You have indeed ^H5221 struck ^H5221 down ^H5221 Edom ^H123, and your heart ^H3820 has lifted ^H5375 you up ^H5375. Enjoy ^H3513 your glory ^H3513 and stay ^H3427 at home ^H1004; for why ^H4100 should you provoke ^H1624 calamity ^H7451 so that you, even you, would fall ^H5307, and Judah ^H3063 with you?”

11 But Amaziah ^H558 would not listen ^H8085. So Jehoash ^H3060 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 went ^H5927 up ^H5927; and he and Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 faced ^H7200 H6440 each other at Beth-shemesh ^H1053, which ^H834 belongs to Judah ^H3063. 12 And Judah ^H3063 was [fn]defeated ^H5062 by Israel ^H3478, and they fled ^H5127 each ^H376 to his tent ^H168. 13 Then Jehoash ^H3060 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 seized ^H8610 Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, the son ^H1121 of Jehoash ^H3060 the son ^H1121 of Ahaziah ^H274, at Beth-shemesh ^H1053, and came ^H935 to Jerusalem ^H3389 and broke ^H6555 down ^H6555 the wall ^H2346 of Jerusalem ^H3389 from the Gate ^H8179 of Ephraim ^H669 to the Corner ^H6438 Gate ^H8179, [fn]400 ^H702 H3967 cubits ^H520. 14 And he took ^H3947 all ^H3605 the gold ^H2091 and silver ^H3701 and all ^H3605 the utensils ^H3627 which were found ^H4672 in the house ^H1004 of Yahweh ^H3068, and in the treasuries ^H214 of the king’s ^H4428 house ^H1004, the hostages ^H8594 also, and returned ^H7725 to Samaria ^H8111.

15 Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Jehoash ^H3060 which ^H834 he did ^H6213, and his might ^H1369 and how ^H834 he fought ^H3898 with Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, are they not written ^H3789 in the Book ^H5612 of the Chronicles ^H1697 H3117 of the Kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478? 16 So Jehoash ^H3060 slept ^H7901 with his fathers ^H1 and was buried ^H6912 in Samaria ^H8111 with the kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478; and Jeroboam ^H3379 his son ^H1121 became ^H4427 king ^H4427 in ^H8478 his place ^H8478.

17 And Amaziah ^H558 the son ^H1121 of Joash ^H3060 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 lived ^H2421 fifteen ^H2568 H6240 years ^H8141 after ^H310 the death ^H4194 of Jehoash ^H3060 son ^H1121 of Jehoahaz ^H3059 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478. 18 Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Amaziah ^H558, are they not written ^H3789 in the Book ^H5612 of the Chronicles ^H1697 H3117 of the Kings ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063? 19 And they conspired ^H7194 against ^H5921 him in Jerusalem ^H3389, and he fled ^H5127 to Lachish ^H3923; but they sent ^H7971 after ^H310 him to Lachish ^H3923 and put ^H4191 him to ^H4191 death ^H4191 there ^H8033. 20 Then they carried ^H5375 him on horses ^H5483, and he was buried ^H6912 at Jerusalem ^H3389 with his fathers ^H1 in the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732. 21 And all ^H3605 the people ^H5971 of Judah ^H3063 took ^H3947 [fn]Azariah ^H5838, who ^H1931 was sixteen ^H8337 H6240 years ^H8141 old ^H1121, and made ^H4427 him king ^H4427 in the place ^H8478 of his father ^H1 Amaziah ^H558. 22 He built ^H1129 Elath ^H359 and restored ^H7725 it to Judah ^H3063 after ^H310 the king ^H4428 slept ^H7901 with his fathers ^H1.

Jeroboam II Reigns over Israel

23 In the fifteenth ^H2568 H6240 year ^H8141 of Amaziah ^H558 the son ^H1121 of Joash ^H3060 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Joash ^H3060 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 became ^H4427 king ^H4427 in Samaria ^H8111 and reigned forty-one ^H705 H259 years ^H8141.

24 And he did ^H6213 what ^H7451 was evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of Yahweh ^H3068; he did not depart ^H5493 from all ^H3605 the sins ^H2403 of Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat ^H5028, which ^H834 he made Israel ^H3478 sin ^H2398. 25 He restored ^H7725 the border ^H1366 of Israel ^H3478 from [fn]Lebo-hamath ^H2574 as far ^H5704 as the Sea ^H3220 of the Arabah ^H6160, according to the word ^H1697 of Yahweh ^H3068, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478, which ^H834 He spoke ^H1696 [fn]through ^H3027 His servant ^H5650 Jonah ^H3124 the son ^H1121 of Amittai ^H573, the prophet ^H5030, who ^H834 was of Gath-hepher ^H1662. 26 For Yahweh ^H3068 saw ^H7200 the affliction ^H6040 of Israel ^H3478, which was very ^H3966 bitter ^H4784; for there was neither ^H657 bond ^H6113 nor ^H657 free ^H5800, nor ^H369 was ^H369 there ^H369 any helper ^H5826 for Israel ^H3478. 27 But Yahweh ^H3068 did not say ^H1696 that He would blot ^H4229 out ^H4229 the name ^H8034 of Israel ^H3478 from under ^H8478 heaven ^H8064, so He saved ^H3467 them by the hand ^H3027 of Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Joash ^H3060.

Zechariah Reigns over Israel

28 Now the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Jeroboam ^H3379 and all ^H3605 that he did ^H6213 and his might ^H1369, how ^H834 he fought ^H3898 and how ^H834 he restored ^H7725 Damascus ^H1834 and Hamath ^H2574 to Judah ^H3063 in Israel ^H3478, are they not written ^H3789 in the Book ^H5612 of the Chronicles ^H1697 H3117 of the Kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478?

29 And Jeroboam ^H3379 slept ^H7901 with his fathers ^H1, even with the kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478, and Zechariah ^H2148 his son ^H1121 became ^H4427 king ^H4427 in ^H8478 his place ^H8478.