2 Kings 14

CHAPTERS 1416THEME: Good and bad kings of Israel and Judah

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AMAZIAH’S REIGN OVER JUDAHNow we come to the reign of Amaziah over Judah. As was indicated before, Amaziah was a good king. He reigned for twenty-nine years. The fact that there are two kings by the same name is certainly confusing. The chronological table will help clear up the confusion.

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Amaziah’s mother was Jehoaddan. The mother of these kings will receive the credit if their sons are good kings and the blame if they are bad kings. Amaziah was a good king so he must have had a wonderful mother.

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Amaziah, the son of Joash, succeeded to the throne of Judah, and we are told that he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord although he failed to measure up to David’s standard. We also find that the civil war between the two kingdoms continued during this particular period.

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Amaziah fled to the city of Lachish, where there was a fortress which offered refuge, to avoid capture by conspirators.

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JEROBOAM II REIGNS OVER ISRAELJeroboam did evil in the sight of the Lord. He did, however, restore the border of Israel, according to Jonah, the son of Amittai, the prophet. This is a historical reference to Jonah who wrote the Book of Jonah. This confirms the fact that Jonah was a real person and prophet in Israel. Finally Jeroboam II died and Zachariah came to the throne. We are moving toward the end of this nation.