2 Kings 3:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 3:1 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 →
וִיהוֹרָ֣ם
Yᵉhôwrâm
H3088
Jehoram
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אַחְאָ֗ב
ʼAchʼâb
H256
Ahab
מָלַ֤ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
בְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן
Shômᵉrôwn
H8111
Samaria
בִּשְׁנַת֙
shâneh
H8141
year
שְׁמֹנֶ֣ה
shᵉmôneh
H8083
eight
עֶשְׂרֵ֔ה
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
לִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט
Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ
H3092
Jehoshaphat
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יְהוּדָ֑ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
שְׁתֵּים
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
שָׁנָֽה
shâneh
H8141
year
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now Jehoram, the son of Ahab, reigned over Israel in Samaria in the year of 18 to Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah. And he reigned 12 years.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).