2 Kings 15:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָשֶׁ֙בַע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ עֲזַרְיָ֥ה בֶן־אֲמַצְיָ֖ה מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃

Transliteration

In shənath twenty and seven shānāh to Yārāvə'ām melekh Yisrā'ēl mālakh 'Ăzaryāh ben-'Ămatsəyāh melekh Yəhūdāh.

Grammar Details

*shənath*: construct state, feminine singular - year of
*shānāh*: feminine singular - year
*Yārāvə'ām*: proper name - Jeroboam
*melekh*: masculine singular construct - king of
*Yisrā'ēl*: proper name - Israel
*mālakh*: Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he reigned/became king
*'Ăzaryāh*: proper name - Azariah
*ben*: masculine singular construct - son of
*'Ămatsəyāh*: proper name - Amaziah
*Yəhūdāh*: proper name - Judah

Word Meanings

*shənath*: year of/in the year
*mālakh*: reigned/became king/ruled

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 14:21 : 21 And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
2 Kgs 15:13 : 13 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.
2 Chr 26:1 : 1 And all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
2 Chr 26:3-4 : 3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem. 4 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
2 Kgs 14:16-17 : 16 And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead. 17 And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
2 Kgs 15:30-38 : 30 And 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. 31 Now the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 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.
2 Kgs 15:8 : 8 In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zechariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.

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1In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel began Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah to reign.
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2 Kgs 15:2-3
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2 Kgs 14:17
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17And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after the death of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years.
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2 Chr 25:25
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