2 Kings 14:18
in 2 Kings 14As for the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
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ASV
Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
KJV
And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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This verse in 2 Kings 14
Commentary
3 notes on this verseAnd the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Not in the canonical book of Chronicles; though there are some things of him recorded there, which are not here; but in the annals of each reign, written by the king's historian appointed for that purpose.
This site's exposition
lived after the death of Jehoash
on 2 Kings 14:17-20
Amaziah outlives Jehoash by fifteen years, years the commentators read as a long decline after the humiliation at Jerusalem's broken wall and plundered temple. A conspiracy rises against him in the capital itself, and he flees south to Lachish, a fortified city in Judah, but the conspirators follow and kill him there. His body is brought back on horses and buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David, honor given to the corpse that the living king had lost.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
), but not his might; for his cruelty when he was a conqueror over the Edomites, and his insolence when he challenged the king of Israel, showed him void of true courage. He was slain by his own subjects, who hated him for his maladministration (
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How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
And Amatzyohu … lived, etc. The entire fifteen years, Uzziyohu his son reigned during his lifetime, for so it is written, “And since the time that Amatzyoh turned away from following the Adonoy.” 6 II Divrei Hayomim:27.
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
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְיֶ֖תֶר | veyeter | and [the] rest of | H3499 → | 102 times |
| דִּבְרֵ֣י | divrei | [the] matters of | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| אֲמַצְיָ֑הוּ | ʾamatzyahu | Amaziah | H558 → | 40 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 |
| יְהוּדָֽה׃ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
וְיֶ֖תֶרand [the] rest of
veyeterH3499 →102 times
דִּבְרֵ֣י[the] matters of
divreiH1697 →1440 times
אֲמַצְיָ֑הוּAmaziah
ʾamatzyahuH558 →40 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
יְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Kings 11:41As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did, as well as his wisdom—are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 9:29–31
As for the rest of the acts of Solomon, from beginning to end, are they not written in the Records of Nathan the Prophet, in the Prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the…
- 2 Chronicles 9:29–31
Through
1 Kings 14:29As for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, along with all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
it leads to
- 1 Kings 22:45
As for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, along with the might he exercised and how he waged war, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of…
- 2 Chronicles 12:15–16
Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and…
- 1 Kings 11:41
As for the rest of the acts of Solomon—all that he did, as well as his wisdom—are they not written in the Book of the Acts of Solomon?
- 1 Kings 15:23
Now the rest of the acts of Asa, along with all his might, all his accomplishments, and the cities he built, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings…
- 1 Kings 14:19
As for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he waged war and how he reigned, they are indeed written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.
- 1 Kings 22:45
Through
2 Kings 13:12As for the rest of the acts of Jehoash, along with all his accomplishments and his might, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the Book of the…
it leads to
- 2 Kings 14:8–16
Then Amaziah sent messengers to the king of Israel Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu. “Come, let us meet face to face,” he said.
- 2 Kings 13:14–25
When Elisha had fallen sick with the illness from which he would die, Jehoash king of Israel came down to him and wept over him, saying, “My father, my father, the chariots and horsemen…
- 2 Kings 14:8–16
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.