2 Kings 14
Common English Bible
Amaziah rules Judah
14 Amaziah, the son of Judah’s King Jehoash,[a] became king in the second year of Israel’s King Joash, who was Jehoahaz’s son. 2 Amaziah was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin; she was from Jerusalem. 3 He did what was right in the Lord’s eyes, but not as well as his ancestor King David. He did everything his father Jehoash did. 4 However, the shrines weren’t removed. People kept sacrificing and burning incense at them. 5 Once he had secured control over his kingdom, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father the king. 6 However, he didn’t kill the children of the murderers, because of what is written in the Instruction scroll from Moses, where the Lord commanded, Parents shouldn’t be executed because of what their children have done; neither should children be executed because of what their parents have done. Each person should be executed for their own guilty acts.[b]
7 Next Amaziah struck down ten thousand Edomites in the Salt Valley and captured Sela in battle. He renamed it Jokthe-el, which is what it is still called today. 8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to Israel’s King Joash[c] son of Jehoahaz son of Israel’s King Jehu, saying, “Come on! Let’s go head-to-head.”
9 But Israel’s King Joash responded to Judah’s King Amaziah, “Once upon a time, a thistle in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ But then a wild beast in Lebanon came along and trampled the thistle. 10 You have definitely defeated Edom and have now become conceited. Enjoy the honor, but stay home. Why invite disaster when both you and Judah will fall?”
11 But Amaziah wouldn’t listen, so Israel’s King Joash moved against him, and he and Judah’s King Amaziah went head-to-head in battle at Beth-shemesh in Judah. 12 Judah was defeated by Israel, and everyone ran home. 13 At Beth-shemesh, Israel’s King Joash captured Judah’s King Amaziah, Jehoash’s son and Ahaziah’s grandson. Joash then marched to Jerusalem and broke down six hundred feet of the Jerusalem wall from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. 14 Joash took all the gold and silver, and all the objects he could find in the Lord’s temple and the treasuries of the palace, along with some hostages and returned to Samaria. 15 The rest of Joash’s deeds and his powerful acts—how he fought against Judah’s King Amaziah—aren’t they written in the official records of Israel’s kings? 16 Joash lay down with his ancestors. He was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. His son Jeroboam succeeded him as king.
17 Judah’s King Amaziah, Jehoash’s son, lived fifteen years after the death of Israel’s King Joash, Jehoahaz’s son. 18 The rest of Amaziah’s deeds, aren’t they written in the official records of Judah’s kings? 19 Some people in Jerusalem plotted against him. When Amaziah fled to Lachish, they sent men after him to Lachish, and they murdered him there. 20 They carried him back on horses, and he was buried in Jerusalem with his ancestors in David’s City.
21 Then all the people of Judah took Azariah and made him king after his father Amaziah. He was 16 years old. 22 He rebuilt Elath, restoring it to Judah after King Amaziah had lain down with his ancestors.
Jeroboam II rules Israel
23 Jeroboam, the son of Israel’s King Joash, became king in Samaria in the fifteenth year of Judah’s King Amaziah, Jehoash’s son. He ruled for forty-one years. 24 He did what was evil in the Lord’s eyes. He didn’t deviate from all the sins that Jeroboam, Nebat’s son, had caused Israel to commit. 25 He reestablished Israel’s border from Lebo-hamath to the Dead Sea. This was in agreement with the word that the Lord, the God of Israel, spoke through his servant the prophet Jonah, Amittai’s son, who was from Gath-hepher. 26 The Lord saw how brutally Israel suffered, whether slave or free, with no one to help Israel. 27 But the Lord hadn’t said he would erase Israel’s name from under heaven, so he saved them through Jeroboam, Joash’s son. 28 The rest of Jeroboam’s deeds, all that he accomplished, and his powerful acts—how he fought and how he restored Damascus and Hamath to Judah in Israel[d]—aren’t they written in the official records of Israel’s kings? 29 Jeroboam lay down with his ancestors the kings of Israel. His son Zechariah succeeded him as king.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 14:1 Heb Joash (also in 14:3, 17, 23); the king’s name is variously spelled in either long Jehoash or short Joash form. The latter is the form used in 2 Chron.
- 2 Kings 14:6 Deut 24:16
- 2 Kings 14:8 Heb Jehoash (also in 14:9, 11, 13, 15, 16-17); the king’s name is variously spelled in either long Jehoash or short Joash form. The latter is the form used in 2 Chron.
- 2 Kings 14:28 Heb uncertain
2 Kings 14
King James Version
14 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 Bethshemesh, 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 Bethshemesh, 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 Gathhepher.
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 Reyes 14
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Amasías rey de Judá
14 (A)En el año segundo de Joás[a], hijo de Joacaz, rey de Israel, comenzó a reinar Amasías, hijo de Joás, rey de Judá(B). 2 Tenía veinticinco años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó veintinueve años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre era Joadán, de Jerusalén. 3 Hizo lo recto ante los ojos del Señor, pero no como su padre David; hizo conforme a todo lo que su padre Joás había hecho. 4 Solo que los lugares altos no fueron quitados. Todavía el pueblo sacrificaba y quemaba incienso en los lugares altos(C).
5 Una vez afianzado el reino en su mano, Amasías mató a los siervos que habían asesinado a su padre el rey(D). 6 Pero a los hijos de los asesinos[b] no les dio muerte, conforme a lo que está escrito en el libro de la ley de Moisés, tal como el Señor ordenó, diciendo: «No se dará muerte a los padres por causa de los hijos, ni se dará muerte a los hijos por causa de los padres, sino que a cada uno se le dará muerte por su propio pecado(E)». 7 Amasías mató a 10,000 de Edom en el valle de Sal(F) y tomó a Sela(G) en batalla, y la llamó Jocteel(H), hasta hoy.
8 (I)Entonces Amasías envió mensajeros a Joás, hijo de Joacaz, hijo de Jehú, rey de Israel, diciéndole: «Ven, veámonos cara a cara(J)». 9 Y Joás, rey de Israel, envió mensaje a Amasías, rey de Judá, diciéndole: «El cardo que estaba en el Líbano envió a decir al cedro que estaba en el Líbano: “Da tu hija por mujer a mi hijo”. Pero pasó una fiera que estaba en el Líbano, y pisoteó el cardo(K). 10 Ciertamente has derrotado[c](L) a Edom, y tu corazón se ha envanecido(M). Disfruta tu gloria y quédate en tu casa; pues, ¿por qué quieres provocar el mal de modo que caigas tú y Judá contigo?».
11 Pero Amasías no quiso escuchar. Y subió Joás, rey de Israel; y él y Amasías, rey de Judá, se enfrentaron en Bet Semes(N), que pertenece a Judá. 12 Y Judá fue derrotado por Israel, y cada uno huyó a su tienda(O). 13 Entonces Joás, rey de Israel, capturó a Amasías, rey de Judá, hijo de Joás, hijo de Ocozías, en Bet Semes. Después vino a Jerusalén y derribó la muralla de Jerusalén desde la puerta de Efraín(P) hasta la puerta del Ángulo(Q), 400 codos (180 metros). 14 Tomó todo el oro, la plata y todos los utensilios que se encontraban en la casa del Señor y en los tesoros de la casa del rey(R), también los rehenes; y volvió a Samaria.
15 (S)Los demás hechos de Joás, cuánto hizo y su poder, y cómo peleó con Amasías, rey de Judá; ¿no están escritos en el libro de las Crónicas de los reyes de Israel? 16 Y durmió Joás con sus padres, y fue sepultado en Samaria con los reyes de Israel; y su hijo Jeroboam reinó en su lugar.
17 (T)Y Amasías, hijo de Joás, rey de Judá, vivió quince años después de la muerte de Joás, hijo de Joacaz, rey de Israel. 18 Los demás hechos de Amasías, ¿no están escritos en el libro de las Crónicas de los reyes de Judá? 19 En Jerusalén conspiraron contra él, y Amasías huyó a Laquis(U); pero lo persiguieron hasta Laquis y allí lo mataron. 20 Lo trajeron sobre caballos y fue sepultado en Jerusalén con sus padres en la ciudad de David. 21 Y todo el pueblo de Judá tomó a Azarías[d], que tenía dieciséis años, y lo hicieron rey en lugar de su padre Amasías. 22 Él edificó a Elat(V) y la restituyó a Judá, después que el rey durmió con sus padres.
23 En el año quince de Amasías, hijo de Joás, rey de Judá, Jeroboam, hijo de Joás[e], rey de Israel, comenzó a reinar en Samaria, y reinó cuarenta y un años. 24 Hizo lo malo ante los ojos del Señor; no se apartó de todos los pecados con que Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, hizo pecar a Israel. 25 Él restableció la frontera de Israel(W) desde la entrada de Hamat(X) hasta el mar de Arabá(Y), conforme a la palabra que el Señor, Dios de Israel, había hablado por medio de Su siervo el profeta Jonás, hijo de Amitai(Z), que era de Gat Hefer(AA). 26 Porque el Señor había visto la aflicción de Israel, que era muy amarga(AB); pues no había siervo ni libre, ni nadie que ayudara a Israel(AC). 27 El Señor no había dicho que borraría el nombre de Israel de debajo del cielo, y los salvó(AD) por mano de Jeroboam, hijo de Joás[f].
28 Los demás hechos de Jeroboam y todo lo que hizo y su poder, cómo peleó y cómo recobró para Israel a Damasco(AE) y a Hamat(AF), que habían pertenecido a Judá, ¿no están escritos en el libro de las Crónicas de los reyes de Israel? 29 Jeroboam durmió con sus padres, con los reyes de Israel, y su hijo Zacarías reinó en su lugar.
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