2 Kings 14 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

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 for twenty-nine ^H6242 H8672 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem ^H3389. And his mother’s ^H517 name ^H8034 was Jehoaddin ^H3086 of Jerusalem ^H3389. 3 He did ^H6213 what ^H3477 was ^H3477 right ^H3477 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068, yet ^H7534 not like his father ^H1 David ^H1732; he acted ^H6213 in accordance with everything ^H3605 that his father ^H1 Joash ^H3060 had done ^H6213. 4 Only ^H7534 the high ^H1116 places ^H1116 were not eliminated ^H5493; the people ^H5971 still ^H5750 sacrificed ^H2076 and burned ^H6999 incense ^H6999 on the high ^H1116 places ^H1116. 5 Now it came ^H1961 about ^H1961, as ^H834 soon ^H834 as ^H834 the kingdom ^H4467 was ^H2388 firmly ^H2388 in his hand ^H3027, that he [fn]killed ^H5221 his servants ^H5650 who had [fn]killed ^H5221 the king ^H4428, his father ^H1. 6 But he did not put ^H4191 the sons ^H1121 of [fn]the murderers ^H5221 to ^H4191 death ^H4191, in [fn]obedience to what is written ^H3789 in the Book ^H5612 of the Law ^H8451 of Moses ^H4872, as the LORD ^H3068 commanded ^H6680, saying ^H559, “The fathers ^H1 shall not be put ^H4191 to ^H4191 death ^H4191 for the sons ^H1121, nor ^H3808 the sons ^H1121 be put ^H4191 to ^H4191 death ^H4191 for the fathers ^H1; but each ^H376 shall be put ^H4191 to ^H4191 death ^H4191 for his own sin ^H2399.”

7 He [fn]killed ^H5221 ten ^H6235 thousand ^H505 of the Edomites ^H123 in the Valley ^H1516 of Salt ^H4417, and took ^H8610 Sela ^H5554 by war ^H4421, and named ^H7121 H8034 it Joktheel ^H3371, as it is to this ^H2088 day ^H3117.

8 Then ^H227 Amaziah ^H558 sent ^H7971 messengers ^H4397 to [fn]Jehoash ^H3060, the son ^H1121 of Jehoahaz ^H3059 son ^H1121 of Jehu ^H3058, king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478, saying ^H559, “Come ^H1980, let’s face ^H7200 H6440 each other in combat.” 9 But Jehoash ^H3060 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 sent ^H7971 messengers to Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, saying ^H559, “The thorn ^H2336 bush ^H2336 that was in Lebanon ^H3844 sent ^H7971 word to the cedar ^H730 that was in Lebanon ^H3844, saying ^H559, ‘Give ^H5414 your daughter ^H1323 to my son ^H1121 [fn]in marriage ^H802.’ But a wild ^H7704 animal ^H2416 that was in Lebanon ^H3844 passed ^H5674 by ^H5674 and trampled ^H7429 the thorn ^H2336 bush ^H2336. 10 You have indeed ^H5221 [fn]defeated ^H5221 Edom ^H123, and your heart ^H3820 [fn]is elated ^H5375. Enjoy ^H3513 the glory ^H3513 and stay ^H3427 home ^H1004; for why ^H4100 should you get ^H1624 involved ^H1624 in ^H1624 trouble ^H7451 so that you would fall ^H5307, you 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 they faced ^H7200 H6440 each other, he and Amaziah ^H558 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, at Beth-shemesh ^H1053, which ^H834 belongs to Judah ^H3063. 12 And Judah ^H3063 was defeated ^H5062 by Israel ^H3478, and they fled ^H5127, every ^H376 man ^H376 to his tent ^H168. 13 Then Jehoash ^H3060 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 captured ^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 tore ^H6555 down ^H6555 the wall ^H2346 of Jerusalem ^H3389 from the Gate ^H8179 of Ephraim ^H669 to the Corner ^H6438 Gate ^H8179, [fn]four ^H702 hundred ^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 the LORD ^H3068, and in the treasuries ^H214 of the king’s ^H4428 house ^H1004, the hostages ^H1121 H8594 as well, and returned ^H7725 to Samaria ^H8111.

Jeroboam II Succeeds Jehoash (Joash) in Israel

15 Now as for the rest ^H3499 of the acts ^H1697 of Jehoash ^H3060 that 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 [fn]lay ^H7901 down ^H7901 with his fathers ^H1 and was buried ^H6912 in Samaria ^H8111 with the kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478; and his son ^H1121 Jeroboam ^H3379 became ^H4427 king ^H4427 in ^H8478 his place ^H8478.

Azariah (Uzziah) Succeeds Amaziah in Judah

17 Amaziah ^H558 the son ^H1121 of Joash ^H3060 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063 lived ^H2421 for 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 as for 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 They formed ^H7194 a conspiracy ^H7195 against ^H5921 him in Jerusalem ^H3389, and he fled ^H5127 to Lachish ^H3923; but they sent ^H7971 men to Lachish ^H3923 after ^H310 him and they killed ^H4191 him there ^H8033. 20 Then they carried ^H5375 him on horses ^H5483, and he was buried ^H6912 in 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 ^H8478 place ^H8478 of ^H8478 his father ^H1 Amaziah ^H558. 22 He built ^H1129 Elath ^H359 and restored ^H7725 it to Judah ^H3063 after ^H310 the king ^H4428 [fn]lay ^H7901 down ^H7901 with his fathers ^H1.

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 for forty-one ^H705 H259 years ^H8141. 24 He did ^H6213 evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068; he did not abandon ^H5493 H4480 all ^H3605 the sins ^H2403 of Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Nebat ^H5028, into which ^H834 he misled ^H2398 Israel ^H3478. 25 He restored ^H7725 the border ^H1366 of Israel ^H3478 from the entrance ^H935 of Hamath ^H2574 as far ^H5704 as the Sea ^H3220 of the Arabah ^H6160, in accordance with the word ^H1697 of the LORD ^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 from Gath-hepher ^H1662. 26 For the LORD ^H3068 saw ^H7200 the misery ^H6040 of Israel ^H3478, which was very ^H3966 bitter ^H4751; for there was neither ^H657 [fn]bond ^H6113 nor ^H657 free ^H5800 spared, nor ^H369 was ^H369 there ^H369 any helper ^H5826 for Israel ^H3478. 27 Yet the LORD ^H3068 did not say ^H1696 that He would wipe ^H4229 out ^H4229 the name ^H8034 of Israel ^H3478 from under ^H8478 heaven ^H8064, but He saved ^H3467 them by the hand ^H3027 of Jeroboam ^H3379 the son ^H1121 of Joash ^H3060.

Zechariah Reigns over Israel

28 Now as for 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 recovered ^H7725 for Israel ^H3478 Damascus ^H1834 and Hamath ^H2574, which had belonged to Judah ^H3063, 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 [fn]lay ^H7901 down ^H7901 with his fathers ^H1, with the kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478, and his son ^H1121 Zechariah ^H2148 became ^H4427 king ^H4427 in ^H8478 his place ^H8478.