2 Chronicles 27:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ יוֹתָ֣ם בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּֽירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ יְרוּשָׁ֖ה בַּת־צָדֽוֹק׃

Transliteration

ben-ʿesrîm wə-ḥāmēš šānāh yôtām bə-mālkô wə-šēš-ʿeśrēh šānāh mālak bî-rûšālāim wə-šēm immô yərûšāh bat-ṣādôq

Grammar Details

*ben*: construct state, masculine singular - son of
*ʿesrîm*: cardinal number - twenty
*wə*-*ḥāmēš*: conjunction + cardinal number - and five
*šānāh*: feminine singular noun - year
*yôtām*: proper name - Jotham
*bə*-*mālkô*: preposition + Qal infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his reigning/when he became king
*wə*-*šēš*-*ʿeśrēh*: conjunction + cardinal number - and sixteen
*mālak*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he reigned
*bî*-*rûšālāim*: preposition + proper name - in Jerusalem
*wə*-*šēm*: conjunction + masculine singular noun - and name of
*immô*: feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mother
*yərûšāh*: proper name - Jerushah
*bat*-*ṣādôq*: construct state + proper name - daughter of Zadok

Word Meanings

*ben*: son of/aged
*mālkô*: his becoming king/his reign
*bî*-*rûšālāim*: in Jerusalem

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

1 Chr 3:12 : 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
Isa 1:1 : 1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
Hos 1:1 : 1 The word of Jehovah that came unto Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.
Mic 1:1 : 1 The word of Jehovah that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Matt 1:9 : 9 and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;
2 Kgs 15:32-38 : 32 In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. 33 Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok. 34 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah; he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. 35 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: the people still sacrificed and burned incense in the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of Jehovah. 36 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 37 In those days Jehovah began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. 38 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

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