In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.
Parallel translations
- WEB In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah began to reign.
- BSB In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.
- NKJV In the second year of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, became king.
- NASB In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah became king.
- NLT Amaziah son of Joash began to rule over Judah in the second year of the reign of King Jehoash of Israel.
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Amaziah son of Joash becomes king of Judah in the second year of King Joash of Israel.
Overview
The narrative now turns to the southern kingdom, synchronizing reigns as is customary in Kings. Amaziah inherits the throne of David, the line through which God's promise of an everlasting kingdom runs (2 Sam. 7). His reign will be a mixed one, illustrating that even Davidic kings fall short of the righteous King ultimately fulfilled in Jesus, the Son of David.
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- 2 Kgs 13:10In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
- 2 Chr 25:1–4Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
- 1 Chr 3:12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
- 2 Kgs 14:15Now 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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