2 Kings 14:15
in 2 Kings 14As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with his accomplishments, his might, and how he waged war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel?
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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?
KJV
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?
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This verse in 2 Kings 14
Commentary
4 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
These two verses (repeated from 2Ki 13:12-13) are out of place here, where they interrupt the history of Amaziah’s reign.
This site's exposition
how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah
on 2 Kings 14:15-16
The notice of Jehoash's acts, his might, and his war with Amaziah repeats 13:12-13 nearly word for word, and the commentators flag it as the narrator's formula rather than new material placed out of its natural order. Jehoash sleeps with his fathers in Samaria, and Jeroboam his son, the second king to bear Jeroboam's name in Israel, takes the throne. The repetition closes Jehoash's own record before the chapter returns to finish Amaziah's.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might,.... His valiant and mighty acts which he did in his wars with the Syrians, 2Ki 13:25, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah; a short account of which is given in the preceding verses: are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? a book very often mentioned and referred to, as containing the history of the events and transactions of every reign.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
How he fought with Amaziah - The only fighting between them was the battle already mentioned; and this is minutely related in 2Ch 25:21-24.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And the children [held] hostage. The children of the princes, who were placed in the king’s palace as security that their fathers would not rebel against him. And so did [Targum] Yonoson render, “ the children of the princes.”
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 6 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיֶתֶר֩ | veyeter | and [the] rest of | H3499 → | 102 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֨י | divrei | [the] matters of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| יְהוֹאָ֜שׁ | yehoash | Jehoash | H3060 → | 17 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָשָׂה֙ | ʾasah | he did | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹ | ugevurato | and might his | H1369 → | 61 times |
| וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר | vaasher | and which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נִלְחַ֔ם | nilcham | he waged war | H3898 → | 177 times |
| עִ֖ם | ʾim | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ | ʾamatzyahu | Amaziah | H558 → | 40 times |
| מֶֽלֶךְ־ | melekh- | [the] king of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| הֲלֹא־ | halo'- | ¿ not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| הֵ֣ם | hem | [are] they | H1992 → | 553 times |
| כְּתוּבִ֗ים | ketuvim | written | H3789 → | 224 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| סֵ֛פֶר | sefer | [the] scroll of | H5612 → | 186 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֥י | divrei | [the] matters of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הַיָּמִ֖ים | haiyamim | the days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| לְמַלְכֵ֥י | lemalkhei | of [the] kings of | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
וְיֶתֶר֩and [the] rest of
veyeterH3499 →102 times
דִּבְרֵ֨י[the] matters of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
יְהוֹאָ֜שׁJehoash
yehoashH3060 →17 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָשָׂה֙he did
ʾasahH6213 →2628 times
וּגְב֣וּרָת֔וֹand might his
ugevuratoH1369 →61 times
וַאֲשֶׁ֣רand which
vaasherH834 →5497 times
נִלְחַ֔םhe waged war
nilchamH3898 →177 times
עִ֖םwith
ʾimH5973 →1050 times
אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּAmaziah
ʾamatzyahuH558 →40 times
מֶֽלֶךְ־[the] king of
melekh-H4428 →2525 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
הֲלֹא־¿ not
halo'-H3808 →5168 times
הֵ֣ם[are] they
hemH1992 →553 times
כְּתוּבִ֗יםwritten
ketuvimH3789 →224 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
סֵ֛פֶר[the] scroll of
seferH5612 →186 times
דִּבְרֵ֥י[the] matters of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
הַיָּמִ֖יםthe days
haiyamimH3117 →2304 times
לְמַלְכֵ֥יof [the] kings of
lemalkheiH4428 →2525 times
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
About 2 Kings
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763).