KJV King James Version
Shallum 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.
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2 Kings 15:13
Shallum 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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month.
WEB World English Bible
Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned for a month in Samaria.
ASV American Standard Version
Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned the space of a month in Samaria.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Shallum son of Jabesh hath reigned in the thirty and ninth year of Uzziah king of Judah, and he reigneth a month of days in Samaria;
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 15
10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
11 And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they [are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
12 This [was] the word of the LORD which he spake unto Jehu, saying, Thy sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto the fourth [generation]. And so it came to pass.
13 Shallum 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.
14 For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
15 And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they [are] written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.
16 Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that [were] therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not [to him], therefore he smote [it; and] all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
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שַׁלּ֤וּםH7967 · shal.lumShallumבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childיָבֵישׁ֙H3003 · ya.veshJabesh (Gilead)מָלַ֔ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignבִּשְׁנַ֨תH8141 · sha.nehyearשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙H8672 · te.sahnineשָׁנָ֔הH8141 · sha.nehyearלְעֻזִיָּ֖הH5818 · uz.ziy.yahUzziahמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָ֑הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignיֶֽרַח־H3391 · ye.rachmonthיָמִ֖יםH3117 · yomdayבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃H8111 · sho.me.ronSamaria
Cross-references
2 Kings 15:1In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.Proverbs 28:17A man that doeth violence to the blood of [any] person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.Matthew 1:8-9And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;1 Kings 16:24And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.Proverbs 28:2For the transgression of a land many [are] the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding [and] knowledge the state [thereof] shall be prolonged.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.Job 20:15He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.Psalm 55:23But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.1 Kings 16:15In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people [were] encamped against Gibbethon, which [belonged] to the Philistines.
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