2 Kings 14:21-22·~1 min
Azariah Succeeds Amaziah in Judah
All the people of Judah make sixteen-year-old Azariah king in place of Amaziah. He rebuilds Elath and restores it to Judah after his father’s death.
T21hen all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. 22Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.
Section summaryJudah places the young Azariah on the throne after Amaziah, and his rebuilding of Elath is noted at once. The succession is brief but stable enough to mark recovery after disorder.
Role in the chapterThis short section reestablishes continuity in Judah after conspiracy and death. It presents Azariah’s accession as a public act and signals renewed strength through Elath’s restoration.