KJV King James Version
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
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2 Kings 15:1
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.
WEB World English Bible
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
ASV American Standard Version
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned hath Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah,
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 15
1 In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Jecholiah of Jerusalem.
3 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;
4 Save that the high places were not removed: the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
בִּשְׁנַ֨תH8141 · sha.nehyearעֶשְׂרִ֤יםH6242 · es.rimtwentyוָשֶׁ֙בַע֙H7651 · she.vasevenשָׁנָ֔הH8141 · sha.nehyearלְיָרָבְעָ֖םH3379 · ya.rov.amJeroboamמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelמָלַ֛ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignעֲזַרְיָ֥הH5838 · a.zar.yahAzariahבֶן־H1121 · benson: childאֲמַצְיָ֖הH558 · a.mats.yahAmaziahמֶ֥לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָֽה׃H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudah
Cross-references
2 Kings 14:21And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which [was] sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.2 Chronicles 26:3-4Sixteen years old [was] Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also [was] Jecoliah of Jerusalem.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 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.2 Kings 14:16-17And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.2 Kings 15:30-38And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Remaliah, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah.2 Kings 15:8In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
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