141 In the second year of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel reigned Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah.
141 In the second year of Joash the son of Joahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, began to reign.
141 In the second year of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.
141 In the second year of Joash the son of Jehoahaz, king of Israel, Amaziah the son of Joash, king of Judah, became king.
141 Amaziah son of Joash began to rule over Judah in the second year of the reign of King Jehoash of Israel.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 14:1
Commentary on 2 Kings 14:1-7
(Read 2 Kings 14:1-7)
Amaziah began well, but did not go on so. It is not enough to do that which our pious predecessors did, merely to keep up the common usage, but we must do it as they did, from the same principle of faith and devotion, and with the same sincerity and resolution.