2 Kings

2 Kings 15:1–2

¹In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah^a son of Amaziah became king of Judah. ²He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.

Footnotes

a 15:1 Azariah is also called Uzziah; also in verses 6, 7, 8, 17, 23, and 27; see 2 Chronicles 26:1|2CH 26:1.

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2 Kings 15:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the twenty-seventh	עֶשְׂרִ֤ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
year	בִּשְׁנַ֨ת	biš·naṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8141 year
of Jeroboam’s	לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם	lə·yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3379 Jeroboam
reign	מֶ֣לֶךְ	me·leḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
over Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Azariah	עֲזַרְיָ֥ה	‘ă·zar·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5838 Azarjah
son	בֶן־	ḇen-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Amaziah	אֲמַצְיָ֖ה	’ă·maṣ·yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H558 Amatsjah
became king	מָלַ֛ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
of Judah	יְהוּדָֽה׃	yə·hū·ḏāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3063 Judah

2 Kings 15:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He was	הָיָ֣ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
sixteen	שֵׁ֨שׁ	šêš	Number - feminine singular	H8337 six
years old	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
when he became king	בְמָלְכ֔וֹ	ḇə·mā·lə·ḵōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
and he reigned	מָלַ֖ךְ	mā·laḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
fifty-two	וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים	wa·ḥă·miš·šîm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H2572 fifty
years	שָׁנָ֔ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
His mother’s	אִמּ֔וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
name	וְשֵׁ֣ם	wə·šêm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
was Jecoliah	יְכָלְיָ֖הוּ	yə·ḵā·lə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3203 Jekoljah, Jekiljah
she was from Jerusalem	מִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	mî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

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2 Kings 15:1 2 Kings 15:13 · 2 Chronicles 26:3–4 · 2 Kings 14:21 · 2 Chronicles 26:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.