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2 Kings 16:1

AhazJothamJudahPekahRemaliah
In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.

2 Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

3 Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

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BSB
In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
KJV
In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
WEB
In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
ASV
In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
DARBY
In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham, king of Judah, began to reign.
BLB
In the seventh year and tenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
ÅB
I Pekahs, Remaljas sønns syttende år ble Ahas, sønn av Judas konge Jotam, konge.
OTB
I det syttende året til Pekah, Remaljas sønn, begynte Akas, Jotams sønn, kongen av Juda, å regjere.
B1930
I Pekahs, Remaljas sønns syttende år blev Akas, sønn av Judas konge Jotam, konge.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 1:1

    This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

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  • 2 Kings 15:27–30

    In the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.

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  • 2 Kings 15:32–33

    In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.

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  • 2 Chronicles 28:1–4

    Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD.

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  • Hosea 1:1

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.

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  • Micah 1:1

    This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:

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  • Isaiah 7:1

    Now in the days that Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, Rezin king of Aram marched up to wage war against Jerusalem. He was accompanied by Pekah son of Remaliah the king of Israel, but he could not overpower the city.

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  • 2 Kings 15:38

    And Jotham rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David his father. And his son Ahaz reigned in his place.

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