2 Kings 15:33 BSB — MannaFest

2 Kings 15:33

He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign,.... Alone, after the death of his father: and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and his reign, upon the whole, was a good reign: and his mother's name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok; a person well known in those times; Dr. Lightfoot (h) thinks he was high priest. (h) Works, vol. 1. p. 100.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Ephrem the Syrian

ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 15:32 (373)

"In the second year of King Pekah son of Remaliah of Israel, King Jotham son of Uzziah of Judah began to reign." After rising to power in that year, Jotham administered the government [of Judah] for sixteen years, earning great praise. While the second book …

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The history of many of the kings of Israel that reigned at the same time is given us in short, five in succession, all of whom, except one, went down slain to the pit, and their murders were their successors. Zachariah, the last of the house of Jehu, reigned six months, and then was slain and succeeded by Shallum,

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This Jotham died at forty-one. He was too great a blessing to be continued long to such an unworthy people. His death was a judgment, especially considering the character of his son and successor.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
בֶּן־	ben-	a son of	H1121 →
עֶשְׂרִ֨ים	'es.Rim	twenty	H6242 →
וְחָמֵ֤שׁ	ve.cha.Mesh	and five	H2568 →
שָׁנָה֙	sha.Nah	year[s]	H8141 →
הָיָ֣ה	ha.Yah	he was	H1961 →
בְמָלְכ֔וֹ	ve.ma.le.Kho	when became king he	H4427 →
וְשֵׁשׁ־	ve.shesh-	and six-	H8337 →
עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה	'es.Reh	teen	H6240 →
שָׁנָ֔ה	sha.Nah	year[s]	H8141 →
מָלַ֖ךְ	ma.Lakh	he reigned	H4427 →
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bi.ru.sha.Lim	in Jerusalem	H3389 →
וְשֵׁ֣ם	ve.Shem	and [the] name of	H8034 →
אִמּ֔וֹ	'i.Mo	mother his	H517 →
יְרוּשָׁ֖א	ye.ru.Sha'	[was] Jerusha	H3388 →
בַּת־	bat-	[the] daughter of	H1323 →
צָדֽוֹק׃	tza.Dok	Zadok	H6659 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk5

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Chronicles 27:1
Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
leads to
- 1 Chronicles 3:12
  Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
- 2 Kings 15:32–38
  In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.
- Hosea 1:1
  This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of…
- Matthew 1:9
  Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
- Isaiah 1:1
  This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.