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2 Kings 14 (WEBP)

[1] In the second year of Joash, son of Joahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah began to reign.
[2] He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.
[3] He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, yet not like David his father. He did according to all that Joash his father had done.
[4] However the high places were not taken away. The people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places.
[5] As soon as the kingdom was established in his hand, he killed his servants who had slain the king his father,
[6] but the children of the murderers he didn’t put to death, according to that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, as Yahweh commanded, saying, “The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be put to death for the fathers; but every man shall die for his own sin.”
[7] He killed ten thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt, and took Sela by war, and called its name Joktheel, to this day.
[8] Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let’s look one another in the face.”
[9] Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, “The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as wife.’ Then a wild animal that was in Lebanon passed by, and trampled down the thistle.
[10] You have indeed struck Edom, and your heart has lifted you up. Enjoy the glory of it, and stay at home; for why should you meddle to your harm, that you fall, even you, and Judah with you?”
[11] But Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
[12] Judah was defeated by Israel; and each man fled to his tent.
[13] Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh and came to Jerusalem, then broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
[14] He took all the gold and silver and all the vessels that were found in Yahweh’s house and in the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.
[15] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[16] Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his place.
[17] Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, fifteen years.
[18] Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[19] They made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish and killed him there.
[20] They brought him on horses, and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in David’s city.
[21] All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
[22] He built Elath and restored it to Judah. After that the king slept with his fathers.
[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 for forty-one years.
[24] He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. He didn’t depart from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, with which he made Israel to sin.
[25] He restored the border of Israel from the entrance of Hamath to the sea of the Arabah, according to Yahweh, the God of Israel’s word, which he spoke by his servant Jonah the son of Amittai, the prophet, who was from Gath Hepher.
[26] For Yahweh saw the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter for all, slave and free; and there was no helper for Israel.
[27] Yahweh didn’t say that he would blot out the name of Israel from under the sky; but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
[28] Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, and his might, how he fought, and how he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which had belonged to Judah, for Israel, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[29] Jeroboam slept with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zechariah his son reigned in his place.

2 Kings 14:13 A cubit is the length from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow on a man’s arm, or about 18 inches or 46 centimeters.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Kings 14 (KJVS)

[1] In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned () Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.
[2] He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, () and reigned () twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
[3] And he did () that which was right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father: he did () according to all things as Joash his father did. ()
[4] Howbeit the high places were not taken away: () as yet the people did sacrifice () and burnt incense () on the high places.
[5] And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom was confirmed () in his hand, that he slew () his servants which had slain () the king his father.
[6] But the children of the murderers () he slew () not: according unto that which is written () in the book of the law of Moses, wherein the Lord commanded, () saying, () The fathers shall not be put to death () for the children, nor the children be put to death () for the fathers; but every man shall be put to death () for his own sin.
[7] He slew () of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took () Selah by war, and called () the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
[8] Then Amaziah sent () messengers to Jehoash, the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, () Come, () let us look () one another in the face.
[9] And Jehoash the king of Israel sent () to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, () The thistle that was in Lebanon sent () to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, () Give () thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed () by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down () the thistle.
[10] Thou hast indeed () smitten () Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: () glory () of this, and tarry () at home: for why shouldest thou meddle () to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, () even thou, and Judah with thee?
[11] But Amaziah would not hear. () Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; () and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked () one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
[12] And Judah was put to the worse () before Israel; and they fled () every man to their tents.
[13] And Jehoash king of Israel took () Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came () to Jerusalem, and brake down () the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
[14] And he took () all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found () in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned () to Samaria.
[15] Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, () and his might, and how he fought () with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written () in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[16] And Jehoash slept () with his fathers, and was buried () in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned () in his stead.
[17] And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived () after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
[18] And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written () in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
[19] Now they made () a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled () to Lachish; but they sent () after him to Lachish, and slew () him there.
[20] And they brought () him on horses: and he was buried () at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.
[21] And all the people of Judah took () Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king () instead of his father Amaziah.
[22] He built () Elath, and restored () it to Judah, after that the king slept () with his fathers.
[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, and reigned forty and one years.
[24] And he did () that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed () not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. ()
[25] He restored () the coast of Israel from the entering () of Hamath unto the sea of the plain, according to the word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake () by the hand of his servant Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher.
[26] For the Lord saw () the affliction of Israel, that it was very bitter: () for there was not any shut up, () nor any left, () nor any helper () for Israel.
[27] And the Lord said () not that he would blot out () the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved () them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.
[28] Now the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, and all that he did, () and his might, how he warred, () and how he recovered () Damascus, and Hamath, which belonged to Judah, for Israel, are they not written () in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
[29] And Jeroboam slept () with his fathers, even with the kings of Israel; and Zachariah his son reigned () in his stead.

2 Kings 14:7 Or, the rock
2 Kings 14:10 Heb. at thy house

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Kings 14 (BYZ)

[1] Ἐν () ἔτει () δευτέρῳ () τῷ () Ιωας υἱῷ () Ιωαχας βασιλεῖ () Ισραηλ () καὶ () ἐβασίλευσεν () Αμεσσιας υἱὸς () Ιωας βασιλεὺς () Ιουδα.
[2] Υἱὸς () εἴκοσι () καὶ () πέντε () ἐτῶν () ἦν () ἐν () τῷ () βασιλεύειν () αὐτὸν () καὶ () εἴκοσι () καὶ () ἐννέα () ἔτη () ἐβασίλευσεν () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ, () καὶ () ὄνομα () τῆς () μητρὸς () αὐτοῦ () Ιωαδιν ἐξ () Ιερουσαλημ. ()
[3] Καὶ () ἐποίησεν () τὸ () εὐθὲς ἐν () ὀφθαλμοῖς () κυρίου, () πλὴν () οὐχ () ὡς () Δαυιδ () ὁ () πατὴρ () αὐτοῦ· () κατὰ () πάντα, () ὅσα () ἐποίησεν () Ιωας ὁ () πατὴρ () αὐτοῦ, () ἐποίησεν· ()
[4] πλὴν () τὰ () ὑψηλὰ () οὐκ () ἐξῆρεν, () ἔτι () ὁ () λαὸς () ἐθυσίαζεν καὶ () ἐθυμίων () ἐν () τοῖς () ὑψηλοῖς. ()
[5] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ὅτε () κατίσχυσεν () ἡ () βασιλεία () ἐν () χειρὶ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἐπάταξεν () τοὺς () δούλους () αὐτοῦ () τοὺς () πατάξαντας () τὸν () πατέρα () αὐτοῦ· ()
[6] καὶ () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () τῶν () παταξάντων () οὐκ () ἐθανάτωσεν, () καθὼς () γέγραπται () ἐν () βιβλίῳ () νόμων () Μωυσῆ, () ὡς () ἐνετείλατο () κύριος () λέγων () Οὐκ () ἀποθανοῦνται () πατέρες () ὑπὲρ () υἱῶν, () καὶ () υἱοὶ () οὐκ () ἀποθανοῦνται () ὑπὲρ () πατέρων, () ὅτι () ἀλλ’ () ἢ () ἕκαστος () ἐν () ταῖς () ἁμαρτίαις () αὐτοῦ () ἀποθανεῖται. ()
[7] Αὐτὸς () ἐπάταξεν () τὸν () Εδωμ ἐν () Γαιμελε δέκα () χιλιάδας () καὶ () συνέλαβε () τὴν () Πέτραν () ἐν () τῷ () πολέμῳ () καὶ () ἐκάλεσεν () τὸ () ὄνομα () αὐτῆς () Καθοηλ ἕως () τῆς () ἡμέρας () ταύτης. () —
[8] τότε () ἀπέστειλεν () Αμεσσιας ἀγγέλους () πρὸς () Ιωας υἱὸν () Ιωαχας υἱοῦ () Ιου βασιλέως () Ισραηλ () λέγων () Δεῦρο () ὀφθῶμεν () προσώποις. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἀπέστειλεν () Ιωας βασιλεὺς () Ισραηλ () πρὸς () Αμεσσιαν βασιλέα () Ιουδα λέγων () Ὁ () ακαν ὁ () ἐν () τῷ () Λιβάνῳ ἀπέστειλεν () πρὸς () τὴν () κέδρον τὴν () ἐν () τῷ () Λιβάνῳ λέγων () Δὸς () τὴν () θυγατέρα () σου () τῷ () υἱῷ () μου () εἰς () γυναῖκα· () καὶ () διῆλθον () τὰ () θηρία () τοῦ () ἀγροῦ () τὰ () ἐν () τῷ () Λιβάνῳ καὶ () συνεπάτησαν τὸν () ακανα.
[10] Τύπτων () ἐπάταξας () τὴν () Ιδουμαίαν, () καὶ () ἐπῆρέν () σε () ἡ () καρδία () σου· () ἐνδοξάσθητι () καθήμενος () ἐν () τῷ () οἴκῳ () σου, () καὶ () ἵνα () τί () ἐρίζεις () ἐν () κακίᾳ () σου; () Καὶ () πεσῇ () σὺ () καὶ () Ιουδας () μετὰ () σοῦ. ()
[11] Καὶ () οὐκ () ἤκουσεν () Αμεσσιας. Καὶ () ἀνέβη () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () Ισραηλ, () καὶ () ὤφθησαν () προσώποις () αὐτὸς () καὶ () Αμεσσιας βασιλεὺς () Ιουδα ἐν () Βαιθσαμυς τῇ () τοῦ () Ιουδα·
[12] καὶ () ἔπταισεν () Ιουδας () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () Ισραηλ, () καὶ () ἔφυγεν () ἀνὴρ () εἰς () τὸ () σκήνωμα () αὐτοῦ· ()
[13] καὶ () τὸν () Αμεσσιαν υἱὸν () Ιωας υἱοῦ () Οχοζιου βασιλέα () Ιουδα συνέλαβεν () Ιωας υἱὸς () Ιωαχας βασιλεὺς () Ισραηλ () ἐν () Βαιθσαμυς. Καὶ () ἦλθεν () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ () καὶ () καθεῖλεν () ἐν () τῷ () τείχει () Ιερουσαλημ () ἐν () τῇ () πύλῃ () Εφραιμ () ἕως () πύλης () τῆς () γωνίας () τετρακοσίους () πήχεις· ()
[14] καὶ () ἔλαβεν () τὸ () χρυσίον () καὶ () τὸ () ἀργύριον () καὶ () πάντα () τὰ () σκεύη () τὰ () εὑρεθέντα () ἐν () οἴκῳ () κυρίου () καὶ () ἐν () θησαυροῖς () οἴκου () τοῦ () βασιλέως () καὶ () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () τῶν () συμμίξεων καὶ () ἀπέστρεψεν () εἰς () Σαμάρειαν. () —
[15] καὶ () τὰ () λοιπὰ () τῶν () λόγων () Ιωας, ὅσα () ἐποίησεν () ἐν () δυναστείᾳ αὐτοῦ, () ἃ () ἐπολέμησεν () μετὰ () Αμεσσιου βασιλέως () Ιουδα, οὐχὶ () ταῦτα () γεγραμμένα () ἐπὶ () βιβλίῳ () λόγων () τῶν () ἡμερῶν () τοῖς () βασιλεῦσιν () Ισραηλ; ()
[16] Καὶ () ἐκοιμήθη Ιωας μετὰ () τῶν () πατέρων () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐτάφη () ἐν () Σαμαρείᾳ () μετὰ () τῶν () βασιλέων () Ισραηλ, () καὶ () ἐβασίλευσεν () Ιεροβοαμ υἱὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἀντ’ () αὐτοῦ. () —
[17] καὶ () ἔζησεν () Αμεσσιας υἱὸς () Ιωας βασιλεὺς () Ιουδα μετὰ () τὸ () ἀποθανεῖν () Ιωας υἱὸν () Ιωαχας βασιλέα () Ισραηλ () πεντεκαίδεκα ἔτη. ()
[18] Καὶ () τὰ () λοιπὰ () τῶν () λόγων () Αμεσσιου καὶ () πάντα, () ἃ () ἐποίησεν, () οὐχὶ () ταῦτα () γεγραμμένα () ἐπὶ () βιβλίῳ () λόγων () τῶν () ἡμερῶν () τοῖς () βασιλεῦσιν () Ιουδα;
[19] Καὶ () συνεστράφησαν () ἐπ’ () αὐτὸν () σύστρεμμα ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ, () καὶ () ἔφυγεν () εἰς () Λαχις· καὶ () ἀπέστειλαν () ὀπίσω () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () Λαχις καὶ () ἐθανάτωσαν () αὐτὸν () ἐκεῖ. ()
[20] Καὶ () ἦραν () αὐτὸν () ἐφ’ () ἵππων, () καὶ () ἐτάφη () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ () μετὰ () τῶν () πατέρων () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () πόλει () Δαυιδ. ()
[21] Καὶ () ἔλαβεν () πᾶς () ὁ () λαὸς () Ιουδα τὸν () Αζαριαν—καὶ () αὐτὸς () υἱὸς () ἑκκαίδεκα ἐτῶν ()—καὶ () ἐβασίλευσαν () αὐτὸν () ἀντὶ () τοῦ () πατρὸς () αὐτοῦ () Αμεσσιου.
[22] Αὐτὸς () ᾠκοδόμησεν () τὴν () Αιλωθ καὶ () ἐπέστρεψεν () αὐτὴν () τῷ () Ιουδα μετὰ () τὸ () κοιμηθῆναι τὸν () βασιλέα () μετὰ () τῶν () πατέρων () αὐτοῦ. ()
[23] Ἐν () ἔτει () πεντεκαιδεκάτῳ () τοῦ () Αμεσσιου υἱοῦ () Ιωας βασιλέως () Ιουδα ἐβασίλευσεν () Ιεροβοαμ υἱὸς () Ιωας ἐπὶ () Ισραηλ () ἐν () Σαμαρείᾳ () τεσσαράκοντα () καὶ () ἓν () ἔτος. ()
[24] Καὶ () ἐποίησεν () τὸ () πονηρὸν () ἐνώπιον κυρίου· () οὐκ () ἀπέστη () ἀπὸ () πασῶν () ἁμαρτιῶν () Ιεροβοαμ υἱοῦ () Ναβατ, ὃς () ἐξήμαρτεν τὸν () Ισραηλ. ()
[25] Αὐτὸς () ἀπέστησεν () τὸ () ὅριον () Ισραηλ () ἀπὸ () εἰσόδου () Αιμαθ ἕως () τῆς () θαλάσσης () τῆς () Αραβα κατὰ () τὸ () ῥῆμα () κυρίου () θεοῦ () Ισραηλ, () ὃ () ἐλάλησεν () ἐν () χειρὶ () δούλου () αὐτοῦ () Ιωνα υἱοῦ () Αμαθι τοῦ () προφήτου () τοῦ () ἐκ () Γεθχοβερ.
[26] Ὅτι () εἶδεν () κύριος () τὴν () ταπείνωσιν () Ισραηλ () πικρὰν () σφόδρα () καὶ () ὀλιγοστοὺς συνεχομένους () καὶ () ἐσπανισμένους καὶ () ἐγκαταλελειμμένους, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἦν () ὁ () βοηθῶν () τῷ () Ισραηλ. ()
[27] Καὶ () οὐκ () ἐλάλησεν () κύριος () ἐξαλεῖψαι () τὸ () σπέρμα () Ισραηλ () ὑποκάτωθεν τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ () καὶ () ἔσωσεν () αὐτοὺς () διὰ () χειρὸς () Ιεροβοαμ υἱοῦ () Ιωας.
[28] Καὶ () τὰ () λοιπὰ () τῶν () λόγων () Ιεροβοαμ καὶ () πάντα, () ὅσα () ἐποίησεν, () καὶ () αἱ () δυναστεῖαι αὐτοῦ, () ὅσα () ἐπολέμησεν () καὶ () ὅσα () ἐπέστρεψεν () τὴν () Δαμασκὸν () καὶ () τὴν () Αιμαθ τῷ () Ιουδα ἐν () Ισραηλ, () οὐχὶ () ταῦτα () γεγραμμένα () ἐπὶ () βιβλίῳ () λόγων () τῶν () ἡμερῶν () τοῖς () βασιλεῦσιν () Ισραηλ; ()
[29] Καὶ () ἐκοιμήθη Ιεροβοαμ μετὰ () τῶν () πατέρων () αὐτοῦ () μετὰ () βασιλέων () Ισραηλ, () καὶ () ἐβασίλευσεν () Αζαριας υἱὸς () Αμεσσιου ἀντὶ () τοῦ () πατρὸς () αὐτοῦ. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.