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2 Kings 14:21 Explained in Context
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Verse 21. 21And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
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Role in This Section
This verse shows Judah acclaim the sixteen-year-old Azariah as successor.
Read It With
- 2 Kings 14:15–14:22
Read 2 Kings 14:21 within 2 Kings 14:15–14:22. Jehoash's death is restated, Amaziah survives fifteen years before conspiracy and assassination, and the people install Azariah, who rebuilds Elath.
Why It Needs Context
This verse shows Judah acclaim the sixteen-year-old Azariah as successor. Its force depends on the complete movement of 2 Kings 14:15–14:22, not on this line by itself.
Read 2 Kings 14:15–22 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Kings 14:15–14:22 forms one scene or regnal notice: Jehoash's death is restated, Amaziah survives fifteen years before conspiracy and assassination, and the people install Azariah, who rebuilds Elath.
Verse 15. 15 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoash which he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Verse 16. 16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.
Verse 17. 17 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
Verse 18. 18 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
Verse 19. 19 Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
Verse 20. 20 And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.
Verse 21. 21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
Verse 22. 22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
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Read 2 Kings 14:15–14:22 — Two royal deaths lead to Jeroboam II and AzariahSources used for this context pointer
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Biblical text
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Exact location: 2 Kings 14:15–14:22, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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