2 Kings 14:21
19 Now they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem: and he fled to Lachish; but they sent after him to Lachish, and slew him there.
20 And they brought him on horses: and he was buried at Jerusalem with his fathers in the city of David.
And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
22 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers.
23 In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years.
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- BSB
- Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- KJV
- And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
- WEB
- All the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the place of his father Amaziah.
- ASV
- And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
- DARBY
- And all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
- BLB
- And all the people of Judah took Azariah—and he [was] a son of sixteen years—and they made him king instead of his father Amaziah.
- ÅB
- Og alt Judas folk tok og gjorde Asarja[^2], som da var seksten år gammel, til konge i hans far Amasjas sted.
- OTB
- Hele folket i Juda tok Asarja, som var seksten år gammel, og gjorde ham til konge i stedet for hans far Amasja.
- B1930
- Og alt Judas folk tok og gjorde Asarja, som da var seksten år gammel, til konge i hans far Amasjas sted. / < d.s.s. Ussias; 2KG 15, 13. 30.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Chronicles 3:12
Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
Read in contextMatthew 1:8–9
And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
Read in context2 Kings 15:13
Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria.
Read in context2 Kings 21:24
And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.
Read in context2 Chronicles 26:1
Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah.
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