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2 Kings 15:27

in 2 Kings 15

In the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.

BSB

The same verse in ASV and KJV

ASV

In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.

KJV

In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years.

This verse in 2 Kings 15

Commentary

1 note on this verse

This site's exposition

began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned twenty years

on 2 Kings 15:27-28

Pekah's twenty years are the longest reign in this chapter besides Menahem's ten, and the formula appears a fourth time in this one chapter, he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, at verses 9, 18, 24 and now 28. Four kings, four different fathers, four assassinations or usurpations between them, and one unchanging verdict. The repetition is the chapter's own argument: instability of rulers and constancy of sin run side by side.

The words behind it

16 Hebrew words

Every Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

  • בִּשְׁנַ֨תin year

    bishnatH8141877 times

  • חֲמִשִּׁ֤יםfifty

    chamishimH2572163 times

  • וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙and two

    ushetayimH8147768 times

  • שָׁנָ֔הyear

    shanahH8141877 times

  • לַעֲזַרְיָ֖הof Azariah

    laazaryahH583849 times

  • מֶ֣לֶךְ[the] king of

    melekhH44282525 times

  • יְהוּדָ֑הJudah

    yehudahH3063819 times

  • מָ֠לַךְhe became king

    malakhH4427348 times

  • פֶּ֣קַחPekah

    pekachH649211 times

  • בֶּן־[the] son of

    ben-H11214930 times

  • רְמַלְיָ֧הוּRemaliah

    remalyahuH742513 times

  • עַל־over

    ʾal-H59215755 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לIsrael

    yisraelH34782507 times

  • בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןin Samaria

    beshomeronH8111109 times

  • עֶשְׂרִ֥יםtwenty

    ʾesrimH6242315 times

  • שָׁנָֽה׃year[s]

    shanahH8141877 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Isaiah 7:9

    The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.’”

    it leads to

    • Hebrews 11:6

      And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

    • Romans 11:20

      That is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.

    • 2 Chronicles 20:20

      Early in the morning they got up and left for the Wilderness of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood up and said, “Hear me, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Believe in the…

    • 1 John 5:10

      Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that…

  • Through

    Isaiah 7:4

    and say to him: Calm down and be quiet. Do not be afraid or disheartened over these two smoldering stubs of firewood—over the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of the son of…

    it leads to

    • Isaiah 35:4

      Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”

    • Lamentations 3:26

      It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.

    • Deuteronomy 20:3

      saying to them, “Hear, O Israel, today you are going into battle with your enemies. Do not be fainthearted or afraid; do not be alarmed or terrified because of them.

    • Isaiah 30:15

      For the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel, has said: “By repentance and rest you would be saved; your strength would lie in quiet confidence—but you were not willing.”

About 2 Kings

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.