14:1 In the second year of the reign of Israel’s King Joash son of Joahaz, 1 Joash’s 2 son Amaziah became king over Judah. 14:2 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. 3 His mother 4 was Jehoaddan, who was from Jerusalem. 14:3 He did what the Lord approved, 5 but not like David his father. He followed the example of his father Joash. 6 14:4 But the high places were not eliminated; the people continued to offer sacrifices and burn incense on the high places.
14:5 When he had secured control of the kingdom, 7 he executed the servants who had assassinated his father. 8 14:6 But he did not execute the sons of the assassins. He obeyed the Lord’s commandment as recorded in the law scroll of Moses, 9 “Fathers must not be put to death for what their sons do, 10 and sons must not be put to death for what their fathers do. 11 A man must be put to death only for his own sin.” 12
1 sn The name Joahaz is an alternate form of Jehoahaz.
2 sn The referent here is Joash of Judah (see 12:21), not Joash of Israel, mentioned earlier in the verse.
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
5 tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the
6 tn Heb “according to all which Joash his father had done, he did.”
7 tn Heb “when the kingdom was secure in his hand.”
8 tn Heb “he struck down his servants, the ones who had struck down the king, his father.”
9 tn Heb “as it is written in the scroll of the law of Moses which the
10 tn Heb “on account of sons.”
11 tn Heb “on account of fathers.”
12 sn This law is recorded in Deut 24:16.