2 Kings 14 · Verse 11

2 Kings 14:11

But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth–shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
2 Kings 14:11, King James Version

2 Kings 14:11 in other translations

BSBBut Amaziah would not listen, and Jehoash king of Israel advanced. He and King Amaziah of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.
WEBBut Amaziah would not listen. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth Shemesh, which belongs to Judah.
ASVBut Amaziah would not hear. So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
YLTAnd Amaziah hath not hearkened, and go up doth Jehoash king of Israel, and they look one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, in Beth-Shemesh, that is Judah's,
DARBYBut Amaziah would not hear. And Jehoash king of Israel went up; and they looked one another in the face, he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth-shemesh, which is in Judah.
BBEBut Amaziah gave no attention. So Jehoash, king of Israel, went up, and he and Amaziah, king of Judah, came face to face at Beth-shemesh, which is in Judah.
WebsterBut Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up: and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.

What does 2 Kings 14:11 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 14:11-14
11-14. But Amaziah would not hear--The sarcastic tenor of this reply incited the king of Judah the more; for, being in a state of judicial blindness and infatuation (2Ch 25:20), he was immovably determined on war. But the superior energy of Joash surprised him ere he had completed his military preparations. Pouring a large army into the territory of Judah, he encountered Amaziah in a pitched battle, routed his army, and took him prisoner. Then having marched to Jerusalem [2Ki 14:13], he not only demolished part of the city walls, but plundered the treasures of the palace and temple. Taking hostages to prevent any further molestation from Judah, he terminated the war. Without leaving a garrison in Jerusalem, he returned to his capital with all convenient speed, his presence and all his forces being required to repel the troublesome incursions of the Syrians. 2Ki 14:17-20. He Is Slain by a Conspiracy.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 14:8-14

For some time after the division of the kingdoms, Judah suffered much from the enmity of Israel. After Asa's time, it suffered more by the friendship of Israel, and by the alliance made with them. Now we meet with hostility between them again. How may a humble man smile to hear two proud and scornful men set their wits on work, to vilify and undervalue one another! Unholy success excites pride; pride excites…

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2 Kings 14:11 in the original Hebrew

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וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
שָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'he listenedH8085
אֲמַצְיָ֔הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huAmaziahH558
וַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'aland he went upH5927
יְהוֹאָ֤שׁye.ho.'AshJehoashH3060
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
וַיִּתְרָא֣וּvai.yit.ra.'Uand they looked at one anotherH7200
פָנִ֔יםfa.NimfacesH6440
ה֖וּאhu'heH1931
וַאֲמַצְיָ֣הוּva.'a.matz.Ya.huand AmaziahH558
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
בְּבֵ֥יתbe.Veitat BethH1053
שֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshShemeshH1053
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
לִיהוּדָֽה\׃li.hu.Dah[belonged] to JudahH3063

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Cross references for 2 Kings 14:11

  • Joshua 19:38

    And Iron, and Migdal–el, Horem, and Beth–anath, and Beth–shemesh; nineteen cities with their villages.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:20

    But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into the hand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom.

  • Joshua 21:16

    And Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth–shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.

  • 1 Samuel 6:9-19

    And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth–shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us. And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home: And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods. And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth–shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth–shemesh. …

  • 2 Chronicles 25:16

    And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king’s counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.

  • Joshua 15:10

    And the border compassed from Baalah westward unto mount Seir, and passed along unto the side of mount Jearim, which is Chesalon, on the north side, and went down to Beth–shemesh, and passed on to Timnah:

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Amaziah.
2Ch 25:16,20
Beth-shemesh.
Jos 19:38; 21:16; 1Sa 6:9-19

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Context

  • 2 Kings 14:10

    Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart hath lifted thee up: glory of this, and tarry at home: for why shouldest thou meddle to thy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

  • 2 Kings 14:11

    But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth–shemesh, which belongeth to Judah.

  • 2 Kings 14:12

    And Judah was put to the worse before Israel; and they fled every man to their tents.

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2 Kings 14:11 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Mas Amasías no dió oídos; por lo que subió Joas rey de Israel, y viéronse de rostro él y Amasías rey de Judá, en Beth-semes, que es de Judá.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Amatsia n’écouta pas; et Joas, roi d’Israël, monta; et ils se virent face à face, lui et Amatsia, roi de Juda, à Beth-Shémesh, qui est à Juda.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Aber Amazja hörte nicht. Da zog Joas, der König von Israel, herauf; und sie sahen einander ins Angesicht, er und Amazja, der König von Juda, zu Beth-Semes, das zu Juda gehört.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Et non acquievit Amasias. Ascenditque Joas rex Israël, et viderunt se, ipse et Amasias rex Juda, in Bethsames oppido Judæ.