KJV King James Version
And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which [was] sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
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2 Kings 14:21
And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which [was] sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
WEB World English Bible
All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
ASV American Standard Version
And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And all the people of Judah take Azariah, and he is a son of sixteen years, and cause him to reign instead of his father Amaziah;
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 14
18 And the rest of the acts of Amaziah, [are] they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
19 Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
20 And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.
21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which [was] sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, [and reigned] forty and one years.
24 And he did [that which was] evil in the sight of the LORD: he departed not from all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
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וַיִּקְח֞וּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeכָּל־H3605 · kolallעַ֤םH5971 · ampeopleיְהוּדָה֙H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]עֲזַרְיָ֔הH5838 · a.zar.yahAzariahוְה֕וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childשֵׁ֥שׁH8337 · sheshsixעֶשְׂרֵ֖הH6240 · a.sartenשָׁנָ֑הH8141 · sha.nehyearוַיַּמְלִ֣כוּH4427 · ma.lakhto reignאֹת֔וֹH853 · et[Obj.]תַּ֖חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underאָבִ֥יוH1 · avfatherאֲמַצְיָֽהוּ׃H558 · a.mats.yahAmaziah
Cross-references
2 Kings 15:13Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.2 Kings 21:24And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.1 Chronicles 3:12Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,Matthew 1:8-9And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;2 Chronicles 26:1Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who [was] sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
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