2 Kings 15:2

KJV

Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.

— 2 Kings 15:2, King James Version
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Context

This verse from 2 Kings Chapter 15 connects to 2 cross-references. A series of Israelite kings are described in rapid succession, all doing evil: Zechariah reigns only six months before Shallum assassinates him, fulfilling the word to Jehu; Shallum reigns one month before Menahem kills him; Menahem pays Assyrian tribute to …

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Other Translations

ASV

Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

YLT

a son of sixteen years was he in his reigning, and fifty and two years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother <FI>is<Fi> Jecholiah of Jerusalem,

BBE

He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for fifty-two years; his mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.

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