2 Kings 14:2

2 He was 25 years old when he became king; he reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan^[a] and was from Jerusalem.

2 Kings 14:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 14:2

He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and
reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem
Fourteen years contemporary with Joash king of Israel, who reigned sixteen years, ( 2 Kings 13:10 ) and fifteen after him, ( 2 Kings 14:17 ) ,

and his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem;
of whom we nowhere else read,

2 Kings 14:2 In-Context

1 In the second year of Israel's King Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.

2 He was 25 years old when he became king; he reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jehoaddan and was from Jerusalem.

3 He did what was right in the Lord's sight, but not like his ancestor David. He did everything his father Joash had done.

4 Yet, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.

5 As soon as the kingdom was firmly in his grasp, Amaziah killed his servants who had murdered his father the king.

Footnotes

• [a]. Alt Hb tradition, many Hb mss, Syr, Tg, Vg, 2 Ch 25:1; MT, LXX read Jehoaddin