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Second Book of Kings, Chapter 14

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Chapter 14 of 2 Kings—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ In the second year of Je·hoʹash1 the son of Je·hoʹa·haz[a] the king of Israel, Am·a·ziʹah[b]2 the son of Je·hoʹash the king of Judah became king.
  2. Twenty-five years old he happened to be when he began to reign, and for twenty-nine years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Je·ho·adʹdin3 of Jerusalem.
  3. And he continued to do what was upright in Jehovah’s eyes,4 only not like David his forefather.5 According to all that Je·hoʹash his father had done, he did.6
  4. It was only the high places that did not disappear.7 The people were still sacrificing and making sacrificial smoke on the high places.8
  5. And it came about that as soon as the kingdom had become firm in his hand, he began to strike down9 his servants that had struck down the king his father.10
  6. And the sons of the strikers he did not put to death, according to what is written in the book of Moses’ law that Jehovah gave in command, saying:11 “Fathers should not be put to death for sons, and sons themselves should not be put to death for fathers; but for his own sin should each one be put to death.”12
  7. He himself struck down the Eʹdom·ites13 in the Valley of Salt,14 ten thousand men, and got to seize Seʹla in the war, and its name came to be called Jokʹthe·el down to this day.
  8. ¶ Then it was that Am·a·ziʹah sent messengers to Je·hoʹash the son of Je·hoʹa·haz the son of Jeʹhu the king of Israel, saying: “Do come. Let us look each other in the face.”15
  9. At that Je·hoʹash the king of Israel sent to Am·a·ziʹah the king of Judah, saying: “The thorny weed itself that was in Lebʹa·non sent to the cedar16 that was in Lebʹa·non, saying, ‘Do give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ However, a wild beast of the field that was in Lebʹa·non passed by and trampled the thorny weed down.17
  10. You have unmistakably struck down18 Eʹdom, and your heart has lifted you up.19 Enjoy your honor20 and dwell in your own house. Why, then, should you engage in strife21 under unfavorable conditions22 and have to fall, you and Judah with you?”
  11. And Am·a·ziʹah did not listen.23
    ¶ So Je·hoʹash the king of Israel came up, and they proceeded to look each other in the face,24 he and Am·a·ziʹah the king of Judah, at Beth-sheʹmesh,25 which belongs to Judah.
  12. And Judah came to be defeated before Israel,26 so that they took to flight, each one to his tent.
  13. And it was Am·a·ziʹah the king of Judah the son of Je·hoʹash the son of A·ha·ziʹah that Je·hoʹash the king of Israel captured at Beth-sheʹmesh, after which they came to Jerusalem and he made a breach in the wall of Jerusalem at the Gate of Eʹphra·im27 clear to the Corner Gate,28 four hundred cubits.[c]
  14. And he took all the gold and silver and all the articles to be found at the house of Jehovah29 and in the treasures of the house of the king and the hostages[d] and then returned to Sa·marʹi·a.
  15. ¶ As for the rest of the affairs of Je·hoʹash, what he did and his mightiness and how he fought against Am·a·ziʹah the king of Judah, are they not written in the book30 of the affairs of the days of the kings of Israel?
  16. Finally Je·hoʹash lay down with his forefathers31 and was buried in Sa·marʹi·a32 with the kings of Israel, and Jer·o·boʹam[e]33 his son began to reign in place of him.
  17. ¶ And Am·a·ziʹah34 the son of Je·hoʹash the king of Judah continued to live after the death of Je·hoʹash35 the son of Je·hoʹa·haz the king of Israel for fifteen years.36
  18. As for the rest of the affairs of Am·a·ziʹah, are they not written in the book37 of the affairs of the days of the kings of Judah?38
  19. At length they leagued against him in a conspiracy39 at Jerusalem, and he went fleeing to Laʹchish;40 but they sent in pursuit of him to Laʹchish and put him to death there.41
  20. So they carried him upon horses and he was buried42 in Jerusalem with his forefathers in the City of David.43
  21. Then all the people of Judah took Az·a·riʹah,44 he at the time being sixteen years old,45 and they made him king in place of his father Am·a·ziʹah.46
  22. He himself built Eʹlath47 and got to restore it to Judah after the king lay down with his forefathers.
  23. ¶ In the fifteenth year of Am·a·ziʹah the son of Je·hoʹash the king of Judah, Jer·o·boʹam48 the son of Je·hoʹash the king of Israel became king in Sa·marʹi·a for forty-one years.
  24. And he continued to do what was bad in Jehovah’s eyes. He did not depart from all the sins of Jer·o·boʹam the son of Neʹbat, with which he caused Israel to sin.49
  25. He it was that restored the boundary of Israel from the entering in of Haʹmath50 clear to the sea of the Arʹa·bah,51 according to the word of Jehovah the God of Israel who spoke by means of his servant Joʹnah52 the son of A·mitʹtai, the prophet that was from Gath-heʹpher.53
  26. For Jehovah had seen the very bitter affliction of Israel.54 There was neither any helpless one nor any worthless one,[f] nor was there a helper for Israel.55
  27. And Jehovah had promised not to wipe out the name of Israel from under the heavens.56 Consequently he saved57 them by the hand of Jer·o·boʹam the son of Je·hoʹash.
  28. ¶ As for the rest of the affairs of Jer·o·boʹam and all that he did and his mightiness, how he fought and how he restored Damascus58 and Haʹmath59 to Judah in Israel, are they not written in the book of the affairs of the days of the kings of Israel?
  29. Finally Jer·o·boʹam lay down with his forefathers, with the kings of Israel, and Zech·a·riʹah60 his son began to reign in place of him.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ “Jehoahaz.” Heb., Yoh·ʼa·chazʹ.
  2. ^ Meaning “Jehovah Is Mighty.” Heb., ʼAmats·yaʹhu.
  3. ^ About 178 m (584 ft).
  4. ^ Lit., “and the sons of the pledges.”
  5. ^ That is, Jeroboam II.
  6. ^ Lit., “neither anyone restrained nor anyone let go (abandoned).” Compare De 32:36 ftn, “One.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 2Ki 13:10
  2. ^ 1Ch 3:12
  3. ^ 2Ch 25:1
  4. ^ 2Ch 25:2
  5. ^ 1Ki 15:5
  6. ^ 2Ch 24:2, 18; Zc 1:4
  7. ^ 1Ki 15:14; 2Ki 12:3
  8. ^ 2Ki 15:4, 35
  9. ^ Ge 9:6; Ex 21:12; Le 24:17; Nu 35:33
  10. ^ 2Ki 12:20; 2Ch 24:25; 25:3
  11. ^ 2Ch 25:4
  12. ^ De 24:16; Eze 18:20
  13. ^ 2Ki 8:20; 2Ch 25:11
  14. ^ 2Sa 8:13; 1Ch 18:12; Ps 60:superscription
  15. ^ 2Sa 2:14; 2Ch 25:17; Pr 13:10; 18:6
  16. ^ Jg 9:15
  17. ^ 2Ch 25:18
  18. ^ 2Ki 14:7
  19. ^ 2Ch 26:16; Pr 16:18; Hab 2:4; Ga 6:3; Jm 4:6
  20. ^ 1Sa 18:8
  21. ^ 2Ch 35:21; Pr 3:30; 20:3
  22. ^ Lu 14:31
  23. ^ 2Ch 25:16, 20
  24. ^ 2Ch 25:21
  25. ^ Jos 15:10; 21:16; 1Sa 6:9; 1Ch 6:59
  26. ^ 2Ch 25:22; Pr 16:18
  27. ^ 2Ch 25:23; Ne 8:16; 12:39
  28. ^ Je 31:38; Zc 14:10
  29. ^ 2Ki 12:13
  30. ^ 1Ki 14:19; 2Ki 13:12
  31. ^ 2Ki 10:35
  32. ^ 2Ki 13:9
  33. ^ 2Ki 13:13; Ho 1:1; Am 1:1; 7:10
  34. ^ 2Ki 14:1
  35. ^ 2Ki 13:10
  36. ^ 2Ch 25:25
  37. ^ 1Ki 14:29; 2Ki 12:19; 20:20
  38. ^ 2Ch 25:26
  39. ^ 2Ki 12:20
  40. ^ Jos 10:31; Mc 1:13
  41. ^ 2Ch 25:27
  42. ^ 2Ch 25:28
  43. ^ 1Ki 2:10; 2Ki 12:21
  44. ^ 2Ch 26:1; Mt 1:8
  45. ^ 2Ki 15:2
  46. ^ 1Ch 3:12
  47. ^ De 2:8; 1Ki 9:26; 2Ki 16:6; 2Ch 26:2
  48. ^ Ho 1:1; Am 1:1
  49. ^ 1Ki 12:28; 13:34; Ps 106:20
  50. ^ Nu 13:21; 34:8; Eze 47:16; Am 6:14
  51. ^ Ge 14:3; De 3:17
  52. ^ Jon 1:1; Mt 12:39
  53. ^ Jos 19:13
  54. ^ Ex 3:7; Jg 10:16; Ps 106:44
  55. ^ 1Ki 14:10; 21:21
  56. ^ De 25:19; 29:20
  57. ^ 2Ki 13:5; Ps 86:15; Je 31:20; Ho 1:7
  58. ^ 2Sa 8:6
  59. ^ 2Ch 8:3
  60. ^ 2Ki 15:8

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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