2 Kings 8:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 8:16 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 →
וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת
shâneh
H8141
year
חָמֵ֗שׁ
châmêsh
H2568
five
לְיוֹרָ֤ם
Yôwrâm
H3141
Joram
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אַחְאָב֙
ʼAchʼâb
H256
Ahab
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט
Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ
H3092
Jehoshaphat
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יְהוּדָ֑ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
מָלַ֛ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
יְהוֹרָ֥ם
Yᵉhôwrâm
H3088
Jehoram
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט
Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ
H3092
Jehoshaphat
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יְהוּדָֽה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
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King James Version Public Domain
And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And in the year of five to Joram, the son of Ahab, the king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, reigned.
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