2 Reis 14:19, 2 Reis 14:20 NVT

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Kings 14:19

Lachish. On the Philistine border in Judah (Joshua 15:39 ). Now Tel-el-Hesy, and recently excavated with important results. slew him there. See note on 2 Kings 8:26 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Kings 14:19

2 Kings 14:19. Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem, &c.— What provoked the people of Jerusalem, more than those of any other part of the nation, against their king, was, their seeing their city spoiled of its best ornaments, exposed to reproach on account of the great breach that was made in their wall, and several of their children carried away as hostages for their good behaviour, 2Ki 14:13-14 all which they imputed to their king's mal-administration; whereupon they... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Kings 14:19

19, 20. they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem—Amaziah's apostasy ( :-) was followed by a general maladministration, especially the disastrous issue of the war with Israel. The ruinous condition of Jerusalem, the plunder of the temple, and the loss of their children who were taken as hostages [2 Kings 14:13; 2 Kings 14:14], lost him the respect and attachment not of the grandees only, but of his subjects generally, who were in rebellion. The king fled in terror to Lachish, a frontier... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 14:1-22

6. Amaziah’s good reign in Judah 14:1-22Amaziah of Judah reigned over Judah for 29 years (796-767 B.C.). He began reigning when Jehoash was king over Israel and died during the reign of Jehoash’s son and successor Jeroboam II. The prophet Joel may have ministered in Judah during his reign. [Note: Proponents of this view include Freeman, p. 148; and Gleason A. Archer Jr., A Survey of Old Testament Introduction, p. 305.] read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Kings 14:17-22

Amaziah’s death 14:17-22The text does not identify Amaziah’s conspirators, but they were evidently Judahites who wanted to restore pure worship to their nation (2 Chronicles 25:27). Lachish was a former royal city on Judah’s western border. The king received an honorable burial. Elath was an Edomite port-city on the Gulf of Aqabah that Azariah restored after his father’s death. Perhaps Amaziah’s defeat of the Edomites made this event possible.Amaziah’s life is an example of how one who follows... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Kings 14:1-29

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

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Kings 14:19

(19) Now . . . but.—And . . . and.They made a conspiracy.—The fact that no individual conspirators are mentioned appears to indicate that Amazialı’s death was the result of a general disaffection; and this inference is strengthened by the other details of the record. Thenius supppses that he had incensed the army in particular by some special act. Probably his foolish and ill-fated enterprise against Israel had something to do with it.Lachish.—Now Um Lâkis. Of old it was a strong fortress.... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Kings 14:1-29

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

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Kings 14:1-22

AMAZIAH OF JUDAHB.C. 796-783 (?)2 Kings 14:1-22"All they that take the sword shall perish with the sword."Matthew 26:52THE fate of Amaziah ("Jehovah is strong"), son of Joash of Judah, resembles in some respects that of his father. Both began to reign prosperously: the happiness of both ended in disaster. Amaziah at his accession was twenty-five years old. He was the son of a lady of Jerusalem named Jehoaddin. He reigned twenty-nine years, of which the later ones were passed in misery, peril,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Kings 14:1-29

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