2 Kings 12:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 12:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
בִּשְׁנַת
shâneh
H8141
year
שֶׁ֤בַע
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
לְיֵהוּא֙
Yêhûwʼ
H3058
Jehu
מָלַ֣ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
יְהוֹאָ֔שׁ
Yᵉhôwʼâsh
H3060
Jehoash
וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
forty
שָׁנָ֔ה
shâneh
H8141
year
מָלַ֖ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וְשֵׁ֣ם
shêm
H8034
name
אִמּ֔וֹ
ʼêm
H517
mother
צִבְיָ֖ה
Tsibyâh
H6645
Zibiah
מִבְּאֵ֥ר
Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ
H884
Beer-sheba
שָֽׁבַע
Bᵉʼêr Shebaʻ
H884
Beer-sheba
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World English Bible Public Domain
In the seventh year of Jehu began Jehoash to reign; and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
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King James Version Public Domain
In the seventh year of Jehu Jehoash began to reign; and forty years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiah of Beersheba.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In the year of seven to Jehu, Joash reigned. And he reigned 40 years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother Zibiah, from Beersheba.
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