2 Kings 14:1 meaning and explanation
In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.
2 Kings 14:1, Berean Standard Bible
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This opening verse anchors Amaziah's reign in the wider story of the divided kingdom. The narrator is a later Judean historian, dating a king of Judah by the regnal year of his northern counterpart Jehoash, a common way of keeping the two kingdoms' timelines aligned.
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