Bible/2 Kings/15/2

Bible > 2 Kings > Chapter 15 > Verse 2

2 Kings 15:2

---

← 2 Kings 15:1	2 Kings 15:2 (KJV)	2 Kings 15:3 →
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.	Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name [was] Jecholiah of Jerusalem.	And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah had done;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Sixteen^{H8337 H6240} years^H8141 old^H1121 was he when he began to reign^H4427, and he reigned^H4427 two^H8147 and fifty^H2572 years^H8141 in Jerusalem^H3389. And his mother's^H517 name^H8034 was Jecholiah^H3203 of Jerusalem^H3389.

---

Original Hebrew

בֶּן־שֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה הָיָה בְמָלְכֹו וַחֲמִשִּׁים וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם וְשֵׁם אִמֹּו יְכָלְיָהוּ מִירוּשָׁלִָם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
בֶּן	ben-	H1121	HNcmsc	a son of
שֵׁ֨שׁ	shesh	H8337	HAcfsa	six-
עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה	'es.Reh	H6240	HAcfsa	teen
שָׁנָה֙	sha.Nah	H8141	HNcfsa	year(s)
הָיָ֣ה	ha.Yah	H1961	HVqp3ms	he was
בְ/מָלְכ֔/וֹ	ve./ma.le.Kh/o	H4427	HR/Vqc/Sp3ms	when/ became king/ he
וַ/חֲמִשִּׁ֤ים	va./cha.mi.Shim	H2572	HC/Acbpa	and/ fifty
וּ/שְׁתַּ֨יִם֙	u./she.Ta.yim	H8147	HC/Acfda	and/ two
שָׁנָ֔ה	sha.Nah	H8141	HNcfsa	year(s)
מָלַ֖ךְ	ma.Lakh	H4427	HVqp3ms	he reigned
בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bi./ru.sha.Lim	H3389	HR/Np	in/ Jerusalem
וְ/שֵׁ֣ם	ve./Shem	H8034	HC/Ncmsc	and/ (the) name of
אִמּ֔/וֹ	'i.M/o	H517	HNcfsc/Sp3ms	mother/ his
יְכָלְיָ֖הוּ	ye.khal.Ya.hu	H3203	HNp	(was) Jecholiah
מִ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם	mi./ru.sha.Lim	H3389	HR/Np	from/ Jerusalem

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H517 — אֵם (ʼêm, ame): a primitive word; a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father)); dam, mother, [idiom] parting.
• H1121 — בֵּן (bên, bane): from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
• H2572 — חֲמִשִּׁים (chămishshîym, kham-ish-sheem'): multiple of חָמֵשׁ; fifty; fifty.
• H3203 — יְכׇלְיָה (Yᵉkolyâh, yek-ol-yaw'): and יְכׇלְיָהוּ; or (2 Chronicles 26:3) יְכִילְיָה; from יָכֹל and יָהּ; Jah will enable; Jekoljah or Jekiljah, an Israelitess; Jecholiah, Jecoliah.
• H3389 — יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם (Yᵉrûwshâlaim, yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im): rarely יְרוּשָׁלַיִם; a dual (in allusion to its two main hills (the true pointing, at least of the former reading, seems to be that of יְרוּשָׁלֵם)); probably from (the passive participle of) יָרָה and שָׁלַם; founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine; Jerusalem.
• H4427 — מָלַךְ (mâlak, maw-lak'): a primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel; consult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.
• H6240 — עָשָׂר (ʻâsâr, aw-sawr'): for עֶשֶׂר; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth; (eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).
• H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
• H8141 — שָׁנֶה (shâneh, shaw-neh'): (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).
• H8147 — שְׁנַיִם (shᵉnayim, shen-ah'-yim): dual of שֵׁנִי; feminine שְׁתַּיִם; two; also (as ordinal) twofold; both, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
• H8337 — שֵׁשׁ (shêsh, shaysh): masculine שִׁשָּׁה; a primitive number; compare שׂוּשׂ; six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth; six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Discussion / Insights

No content yet

Notes and References

No content yet

Bible › 2 Kings › 2 Kings 15 › Verse 2