2 Kings 14 · Verse 13

2 Kings 14:13

And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth–shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
2 Kings 14:13, King James Version

2 Kings 14:13 in other translations

BSBThere at Beth-shemesh, Jehoash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Ahaziah. Then Jehoash went to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate—a section of four hundred cubits.
WEBJehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth Shemesh and came to Jerusalem, then broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
ASVAnd Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.
YLTAnd Amaziah king of Judah, son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, caught hath Jehoash king of Israel in Beth-Shemesh, and they come in to Jerusalem, and he bursteth through the wall of Jerusalem, at the gate of Ephraim unto the gate of the corner, four hundred cubits,
DARBYAnd Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner-gate, four hundred cubits.
BBEAnd Jehoash, king of Israel, made Amaziah, king of Judah, the son of Jehoash, son of Ahaziah, prisoner at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and had the wall of Jerusalem pulled down from the doorway of Ephraim to the door in the angle, four hundred cubits.
WebsterAnd Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

What does 2 Kings 14:13 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…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 13 Took Amaziah king of Judah - It is plain that Amaziah afterwards had his liberty; but how or on what terms he got it, is not known. See on 2Kgs 14:14 (note).

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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 14:13 in the original Hebrew

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וְאֵת֩ve.'Etand <obj.>H853
אֲמַצְיָ֨הוּ'a.matz.Ya.huAmaziahH558
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
יְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshJehoashH3060
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son ofH1121
אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ'a.chaz.Ya.huAhaziahH274
תָּפַ֛שׂta.Fashe seizedH8610
יְהוֹאָ֥שׁye.ho.'AshJehoashH3060
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veitat BethH1053
שָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshShemeshH1053
וַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.vo.'u'and he cameH935
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
וַיִּפְרֹץ֩vai.yif.Rotzand he made a breachH6555
בְּחוֹמַ֨תbe.cho.Matin [the] wall ofH2346
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
בְּשַׁ֤עַרbe.Sha.'arat [the] gate ofH8179
אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimEphraimH669
עַד\־'ad-toH5704
שַׁ֣עַרSha.'ar[the] gate ofH8179
הַפִּנָּ֔הha.pi.Nahthe cornerH6438
אַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'fourH702
מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967
אַמָּֽה\׃'a.Mahcubit[s]H520

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Cross references for 2 Kings 14:13

  • Nehemiah 8:16

    So the people went forth, and brought them, and made themselves booths, every one upon the roof of his house, and in their courts, and in the courts of the house of God, and in the street of the water gate, and in the street of the gate of Ephraim.

  • Nehemiah 12:39

    And from above the gate of Ephraim, and above the old gate, and above the fish gate, and the tower of Hananeel, and the tower of Meah, even unto the sheep gate: and they stood still in the prison gate.

  • Zechariah 14:10

    All the land shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem: and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin’s gate unto the place of the first gate, unto the corner gate, and from the tower of Hananeel unto the king’s winepresses.

  • Jeremiah 31:38

    Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the city shall be built to the Lord from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.

  • 2 Chronicles 25:23-24

    And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth–shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed–edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.

  • Proverbs 29:23

    A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:11

    Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

  • 2 Kings 25:6

    So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah; and they gave judgment upon him.

  • Daniel 4:37

    Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works are truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.

  • Proverbs 16:18

    Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:6

    Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

  • Isaiah 2:11-12

    The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day. For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty, and upon every one that is lifted up; and he shall be brought low:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
took Amaziah.
25:6; 2Ch 33:11; 36:6,10; Job 40:11,12; Pr 16:18; 29:23
Isa 2:11,12; Da 4:37; Lu 14:11
the gate of Ephraim.
2Ch 25:23,24; Ne 8:16; 12:39
the corner.
Jer 31:38; Zec 14:10

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Context

  • 2 Kings 14:12

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

  • 2 Kings 14:13

    And Jehoash king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Jehoash the son of Ahaziah, at Beth–shemesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim unto the corner gate, four hundred cubits.

  • 2 Kings 14:14

    And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.

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2 Kings 14:13 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Además Joas rey de Israel tomó á Amasías rey de Judá, hijo de Joas hijo de Ochôzías, en Beth-semes: y vino á Jerusalem, y rompió el muro de Jerusalem desde la puerta de Ephraim hasta la puerta de la esquina, cuatrocientos codos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Joas, roi d’Israël, prit Amatsia, roi de Juda, fils de Joas, fils d’Achazia, à Beth-Shémesh; et il vint à Jérusalem, et abattit la muraille de Jérusalem depuis la porte d’Éphraïm jusqu’à la porte du coin, 400 coudées,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Joas, der König von Israel, nahm Amazja, den König von Juda, den Sohn Joas, des Sohnes Ahasjas, zu Beth-Semes gefangen. Und er kam nach Jerusalem und machte einen Bruch in der Mauer Jerusalems, vom Tore Ephraim bis an das Ecktor, vierhundert Ellen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Amasiam vero regem Juda, filium Joas filii Ochoziæ, cepit Joas rex Israël in Bethsames, et adduxit eum in Jerusalem: et interrupit murum Jerusalem, a porta Ephraim usque ad portam anguli, quadringentis cubitis.