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2 Kings 14:11

King James Version (KJV)

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2 Kings 14:11

Verse 11 of 29

Scripture focus

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 Bethshemesh, which [belongeth] to Judah.

2 Kings 14:11 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Kings 14:11

Theological / Devotional

Would not hear. Amaziah’s feelings had been ruffled and as a result, reason had fled. He was acting like a spoiled child, and refused to give ear to the sound counsel being offered him by the man he was seeking to engage in battle.

Beth-shemesh. A town 15 mi. (24 km.) west-southwest of Jerusalem. Jehoash did not wait for the attack, but sent his forces south, evidently intending to approach Jerusalem from the west by the ancient highway passing through the Valley of Sorek. This is the route now followed by the railroad from Jaffa to Jerusalem. The site of Beth-shemesh, now Tell er-Rumeileh, was excavated in 1928-1933.

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