He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
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He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
A son of 25 years he was when he became king; and 16 years he reigned in Jerusalem.
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He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
He was fiue and twentie yeere olde when he began to reigne, and reigned sixteene yeere in Ierusalem.
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
A son of twenty and five years was he in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem;
He was a son of twenty-five years in his reigning, and he has reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem;
He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.
A son of 25 years he was when he became king; and 16 years he reigned in Jerusalem.
He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
He was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years.
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years.
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
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Hebrew & Septuagint length
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בֶּן עֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְחָמֵ֛שׁ שָׁנָ֖ה הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֑וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
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καί κοιμάω ιωαθαμ μετά ὁ πατήρ αὐτός καί θάπτω ἐν πόλις δαυίδ καί βασιλεύω αχαζ υἱός αὐτός ἀντί αὐτός
No English rendering of this Greek verse — the small residue in the structurally divergent books.
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2 Chronicles, in the Historical, opens this verse with 11 words (9 distinct Hebrew lemmas). Its most distinctive word is shêsh (“six”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Commentary
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Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
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Door43 World Missions Community
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