Bible Strands
2 Kings 14:17
Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The biblical historian records this chronological note at the close of Jehoash’s reign in Israel to mark the duration of Amaziah’s rule in Judah. The passage functions as a regnal formula that transitions the narrative from the northern king’s burial to the southern king’s remaining acts.
The words — וַ/יְחִ֨י (va/y.Chi) translates literally as “and he lived,” establishing the lifespan calculation. מ֔וֹת (Mot) means “the death of,” providing the posthumous anchor point for the fifteen-year measurement.
The thread — This identical lifespan formula appears in the parallel account at 2 Chronicles 25:25. The overlapping regnal dates also intersect with the chronological markers in 2 Kings 13:10 and 2 Kings 14:1.
Why it lands — The text states that Amaziah’s reign extended fifteen years past Jehoash’s death, requiring the reader to track the precise overlap of Judah and Israel’s monarchies. It demands attention to how biblical chronology measures a king’s tenure from a predecessor’s death rather than from his own accession.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 25:25 Amaziah son of Joash king of Judah lived for fifteen years after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel.
- 2 Kings 13:10 In the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
- 2 Kings 14:1 In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.
- 2 Kings 14:23 In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years.