2 Chronicles 24:15

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Jehoiada grew old and lived a full life. He died at the age of one hundred and thirty years.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּזְקַ֧ן יְהוֹיָדָ֛ע וַיִּשְׂבַּ֥ע יָמִ֖ים וַיָּמֹ֑ת בֶּן־מֵאָ֧ה וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה בְּמוֹתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And-yizqan Yehoyada and-yisbaʿ yamim and-yamot ben-meʾah and-sheloshim shanah in-moto

Grammar Details

• *yizqan*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he grew old
• *Yehoyada*: proper name - Jehoiada
• *yisbaʿ*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he was satisfied/filled with
• *yamim*: noun, masculine plural - days
• *yamot*: Qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he died
• *ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
• *meʾah*: numeral - hundred
• *sheloshim*: numeral - thirty
• *shanah*: noun, feminine singular - year
• *moto*: Qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his death

Word Meanings

• *yisbaʿ* *yamim*: full of days/satisfied with life/at a good old age
• *ben*-*meʾah* and-*sheloshim* *shanah*: one hundred and thirty years old

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But Jehoiada grew old, and was full of days when he died; he was one hundred and thirty years old when he died.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; a hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Ioiada waxed olde, and had lyued longe ynough, and dyed, & was an hundreth and thirtie yeare olde whan he dyed:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Iehoiada waxed olde, and was ful of dayes and dyed. An hundreth and thirtie yeere olde was he when he dyed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  But Iehoiada waxed olde, and dyed full of dayes: for an hundred and thirtie yeres olde was he when he died.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ But Jehoiada waxed old, and was full of days when he died; an hundred and thirty years old [was he] when he died.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; one hundred thirty years old was he when he died.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehoiada is aged and satisfied with days, and dieth -- a son of a hundred and thirty years in his death,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; a hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Jehoiada waxed old and was full of days, and he died; a hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Jehoiada became old and full of days, and he came to his end; he was a hundred and thirty years old at the time of his death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Jehoiada grew old and was full of days, and he died; one hundred thirty years old was he when he died.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Jehoiada grew old and died at the age of 130.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 15:15 : 15 "As for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age."
• Gen 25:8 : 8 Abraham breathed his last and died at a ripe old age, an old man full of years, and he was gathered to his people.
• Gen 47:9 : 9 Jacob replied to Pharaoh, 'The days of my sojourning have been one hundred thirty years. My years have been few and difficult, and they do not compare to the years of the lives of my fathers during their sojourning.'
• 1 Chr 23:1 : 1 When David was old and full of years, he made his son Solomon king over Israel.
• Job 5:26 : 26 You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in its season.
• Ps 90:10 : 10 The span of our life is seventy years—or eighty, if we have strength; yet the best of them are but trouble and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away.
• Ps 91:16 : 16 With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation."