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2 Kings 18:2

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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.	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.	And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father did.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Twenty^H6242 and five^H2568 years^H8141 old^H1121 was he when he began to reign^H4427; and he reigned^H4427 twenty^H6242 and nine^H8672 years^H8141 in Jerusalem^H3389. His mother's^H517 name^H8034 also was Abi^H21, the daughter^H1323 of Zachariah^H2148.

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Original Hebrew

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִים וְחָמֵשׁ שָׁנָה הָיָה בְמָלְכֹו וְעֶשְׂרִים וָתֵשַׁע שָׁנָה מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם וְשֵׁם אִמֹּו אֲבִי בַּת־זְכַרְיָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
בֶּן	ben-	H1121	HNcmsc	a son of
עֶשְׂרִ֨ים	'es.Rim	H6242	HAcbpa	twenty
וְ/חָמֵ֤שׁ	ve./cha.Mesh	H2568	HC/Acfsa	and/ five
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
וְ/עֶשְׂרִ֤ים	ve./'es.Rim	H6242	HC/Acbpa	and/ twenty
וָ/תֵ֨שַׁע֙	va./Te.sha'	H8672	HC/Acfsa	and/ nine
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
אֲבִ֖י	'a.Vi	H21	HNp	(was) Abi
בַּת	bat-	H1323	HNcfsc	(the) daughter of
זְכַרְיָֽה	ze.khar.Yah	H2148	HNp	Zechariah

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

Strong's References

• H21 — אֲבִי (ʼĂbîy, ab-ee'): from אָב; fatherly; Abi, Hezekiah's mother; Abi.
• 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.
• H1323 — בַּת (bath, bath): from בָּנָה (as feminine of בֵּן); a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively); apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.
• H2148 — זְכַרְיָה (Zᵉkaryâh, zek-ar-yaw'): or זְכַרְיָהוּ; from זָכַר and יָהּ; Jah has remembered; Zecarjah, the name of twenty-nine Israelites; Zachariah, Zechariah.
• H2568 — חָמֵשׁ (châmêsh, khaw-maysh'): masculine חֲמִשָּׁה; a primitive numeral; five; fif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).
• 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.
• H6242 — עֶשְׂרִים (ʻesrîym, es-reem'): from עֶשֶׂר; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth; (six-) score, twenty(-ieth).
• 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).
• H8672 — תֵּשַׁע (têshaʻ, tay'-shah): or (masculine) תִּשְׁעָה; perhaps from שָׁעָה through the idea of a turn to the next or full number ten; nine or (ordinal) ninth; nine ([phrase] -teen, [phrase] -teenth, -th).

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.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• Abi — 2 Chronicles 29:1

Reciprocal references (1): Isaiah 8:2

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: KINGS
• Nave’s: ABI, HEZEKIAH, ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING, REVIVALS, ZACHARIAH

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