KJV King James Version
And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: [he was] thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
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2 Chronicles 20:31
And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: [he was] thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
WEB World English Bible
Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
ASV American Standard Version
And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat reigneth over Judah, a son of thirty and five years in his reigning, and twenty and five years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 20
28 And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD.
29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of [those] countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
31 And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: [he was] thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD.
33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they [are] written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who [is] mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.
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וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טH3092 · ye.ho.sha.phatJehoshaphatעַל־H5921 · aluponיְהוּדָ֑הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childשְׁלֹשִׁים֩H7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyוְחָמֵ֨שׁH2568 · cha.meshfiveשָׁנָ֜הH8141 · sha.nehyearבְּמָלְכ֗וֹH4427 · ma.lakhto reignוְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyוְחָמֵ֤שׁH2568 · cha.meshfiveשָׁנָה֙H8141 · sha.nehyearמָלַ֣ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemוְשֵׁ֣םH8034 · shemnameאִמּ֔וֹH517 · emmotherעֲזוּבָ֖הH5806 · a.zu.vahAzubahבַּת־H1323 · batdaughterשִׁלְחִֽי׃H7977 · shil.chiShilhi
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