2 Chronicles 29:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ מָלַ֗ךְ בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ אֲבִיָּ֖ה בַּת־זְכַרְיָֽהוּ

Transliteration

Yəḥizqiyyāhū mālak ben-ʿeśrîm wə-ḥāmēš šānāh wə-ʿeśrîm wā-tēšaʿ šānāh mālak in-Yərūšālāim and-šēm ʾimmô ʾĂbiyyāh bat-Zəkaryāhū

Grammar Details

*Yəḥizqiyyāhū*: proper name, masculine singular - Hezekiah
*mālak*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he reigned
*ben*: noun, masculine singular construct - son of
*ʿeśrîm*: number, plural - twenty
*wə*: conjunction - and
*ḥāmēš*: number, feminine singular - five
*šānāh*: noun, feminine singular - year
*wā*: conjunction with definite article - and the
*tēšaʿ*: number, feminine singular - nine
*Yərūšālāim*: proper noun, location - Jerusalem
*šēm*: noun, masculine singular construct - name of
*ʾimmô*: noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mother
*ʾĂbiyyāh*: proper name, feminine singular - Abijah
*bat*: noun, feminine singular construct - daughter of
*Zəkaryāhū*: proper name, masculine singular - Zechariah

Word Meanings

*mālak*: reigned/became king/ruled
*ben*: son of/at the age of
*šānāh*: year/years (age)

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Referenced Verses

2 Kgs 18:1-3 : 1 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. 2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did.
1 Chr 3:13 : 13 Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
2 Chr 26:5 : 5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper.
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.
Isa 8:2 : 2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
Hos 1:1 : 1 The word of the LORD 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 the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
Matt 1:9-9 : 9 And Ozias begat Joatham; and Joatham begat Achaz; and Achaz begat Ezekias; 10 And Ezekias begat Manasses; and Manasses begat Amon; and Amon begat Josias;

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2 Kgs 18:1-3
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1Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
2Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.
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2 Kgs 21:1
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2 Chr 26:3
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2 Kgs 15:33-34
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1 Kgs 22:42
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