coast = border, or boundary. entering of Hamath. The pass between Lebanon and Hermon. the sea of the plain. The Dead Sea. Jonah. Named by the Lord Jesus (Matthew 12:39 , Matthew 12:40 ). read more
2 Kings 14:25. By the hand of his servant Jonah— The only mention we have of this prophet is in this passage, and in the account of his famous mission to Nineveh, where we shall say more on the subject. What the prophesies were by which he encouraged Jeroboam to proclaim war against the king of Syria, are nowhere recorded; but as we have not every thing which the prophets did write, so several prophets did not commit their predictions to writing. From this place, however, we may observe that... read more
7. Jeroboam II’s evil reign in Israel 14:23-29Jeroboam II’s reign of 41 years was the longest in Israel’s history (793-753 B.C.). For the first 12 of these years he was coregent with his father Jehoash. [Note: Edwin R. Thiele, "Coregencies and Overlapping Reigns Among the Hebrew Kings," Journal of Biblical Literature 93:12 (1974):192-93.] He began ruling during the reign of Judah’s Jehoash, outlived Jehoash’s successor Amaziah, and died during the reign of Amaziah’s son Azariah (Uzziah).The... read more
Reigns of Amaziah of Judah and Jeroboam of Israel1. In the second year of Joash.. king of Israel] Joash of Judah reigned 40 years, and as his thirty-seventh year corresponded to the first year of Joash of Israel (2 Kings 13:10) the accession of his son Amaziah could not coincide with the Israelite king’s second year; so that there is some slight error of calculation.3. Not like David] He was not perfectly faithful to the Lord, for late in his reign he worshipped the gods of Edom (2 Chronicles... read more
(25) He restored.—Rather, He it was who restored the border, i.e., he wrested out of the hands of the Syrians the territory they had taken from Israel.From the entering of Hamath—i.e., from the point where the territory of Hamath began. This was the originally determined boundary of Israel on the north (comp. Numbers 13:21; Numbers 34:8; Joshua 13:5), and the prophet Ezekiel specifies it as the future limit (Ezekiel 47:16; Ezekiel 48:1). Israel’s territory first reached this limit under... read more
The Thistle and the Cedar 2 Kings 14:9 There are two striking fables in the Old Testament: that of Jotham, and this of Jehoash the King of Israel. I. The Fable Illustrates the Variety of Humanity. 'The thistle that was in Lebanon:' the word may mean a thorn or a brier; whichever it be it represents what is mean, contemptible, low, troublesome. And quite near it uprose 'the cedar that was in Lebanon' grand, majestic, sublime. Thistles and cedars are alike part of the economy of God. Which are... read more
AMOS, HOSEA, AND THE KINGDOM OF ISRAEL2 Kings 14:23-29; 2 Kings 15:8-12"In them is plainest taught and easiest learnt What makes a nation happy and keeps it so. What ruins kingdoms and lays cities flat."- MILTON, "Paradise Regained""We see dimly in the Present what is small and what is great, Slow of faith how weak an arm may turn the iron helm of Fate: But the soul is still oracular: amid the market’s din List the ominous Stern whisper from the Delphic cave within, ‘They enslave their... read more
6. Kings of Israel and Judah CHAPTER 14 1. Amaziah’s reign over Judah (2 Kings 14:1-7 ; 2 Chronicles 25:0 ) 2. The conflict between Israel and Judah (2 Kings 14:8-11 ; 2 Chronicles 25:17-24 ) 3. Judah’s defeat and Jerusalem taken (2 Kings 14:12-14 ) 4. Jehoash and his successor (2 Kings 14:15-16 ) 5. Death of Amaziah (2 Kings 14:17-20 ; 2 Chronicles 25:26-28 ) 6. Azariah, King of Judah (2 Kings 14:21-22 ) 7. Jeroboam II (2 Kings 14:23-29 ) Amaziah, a son of Joash, began his... read more
AMAZIAH RULING IN JUDAH (vv.1-20) Joash had only reigned briefly in Israel before Amaziah the son of the other Joash (or Jehoash) became king in Judah. He was 25 when crowned king and reigned 29 years. His mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. She must have been a commendable character, for her son was comparatively obedient to the Lord, though not as faithful as David had been (v.2). He was much like his father, Jehoash, with many things to his credit, though the high places of worship... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 14:23-29
An era of prosperity (14:23-15:7)During the long reigns of Jeroboam II in the north and Azariah (or Uzziah) in the south, Israel and Judah experienced political stability and economic development such as they had not known since the days of David and Solomon. This was possible partly because political conditions in the region were favourable to Israel and Judah.Syria had been used by God to punish Israel for its sins in following Baal. With the death of Hazael, Syrian power declined and Israel... read more