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2 Kings 15:33

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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.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

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

5 notes on this verse
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.

This site's exposition

began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign

on 2 Kings 15:32-33

Jotham has already governed as regent since his father's leprosy at verse 5, so his formal accession here only records in writing what has been true for years. He is twenty-five at his accession, and his mother is named, Jerusha the daughter of Zadok, the only queen mother in this chapter's run of kings given a father's name rather than only a city. Judah's throne passes father to son across five verses of this chapter while Israel's throne changes hands five times by murder in the same thirty-eight.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

A commentator

Ephrem the Syrian

ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 15:32 · Written before 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

A commentator

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,

A commentator

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.

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.

  • בֶּן־a son of

    ben-H1121 →4930 times

  • עֶשְׂרִ֨יםtwenty

    ʾesrimH6242 →315 times

  • וְחָמֵ֤שׁand five

    vechameshH2568 →343 times

  • שָׁנָה֙year[s]

    shanahH8141 →877 times

  • הָיָ֣הhe was

    hayahH1961 →3559 times

  • בְמָלְכ֔וֹwhen became king he

    vemalekhoH4427 →348 times

  • וְשֵׁשׁ־and six-

    veshesh-H8337 →216 times

  • עֶשְׂרֵ֣הteen

    ʾesrehH6240 →338 times

  • שָׁנָ֔הyear[s]

    shanahH8141 →877 times

  • מָלַ֖ךְhe reigned

    malakhH4427 →348 times

  • בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem

    birushalimH3389 →643 times

  • וְשֵׁ֣םand [the] name of

    veshemH8034 →864 times

  • אִמּ֔וֹmother his

    ʾimoH517 →220 times

  • יְרוּשָׁ֖א[was] Jerusha

    yerusha'H3388 →

  • בַּת־[the] daughter of

    bat-H1323 →588 times

  • צָדֽוֹק׃Zadok

    tzadokH6659 →

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

Related verses

1 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

2 Chronicles 27:1Jotham 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.4 works

The walk

5 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

    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.

    it 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.

About 2 Kings

Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire, Gustave Doré, 1866. Public domain.
2 Kings: the study guide →Read 2 Kings 15 →

This page draws on Ephrem the Syrian, ON THE SECOND BOOK OF KINGS 15:32; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.

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