2 Chronicles 20:31
29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel.
30 So the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet: for his God gave him rest round about.
And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
32 And he walked in the way of Asa his father, and departed not from it, doing that which was right in the sight of the LORD.
33 Howbeit the high places were not taken away: for as yet the people had not prepared their hearts unto the God of their fathers.
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- BSB
- So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
- KJV
- And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
- WEB
- So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign. He reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
- ASV
- And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem: and his mother`s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
- DARBY
- And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi.
- BLB
- And Jehoshaphat was king over Judah, a son of thirty-five years in his reigning, and twenty-five years he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name of His mother [was] Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.
- ÅB
- Slik regjerte Josjafat over Juda. Han var fem og tretti år gammel da han ble konge, og regjerte fem og tyve år i Jerusalem. Hans mor hette Asuba og var datter av Silhi.
- OTB
- Josjafat begynte sitt styre over Juda i en alder av trettifem år. Han regjerte i Jerusalem i tjuefem år. Hans mor var Asuba, datter av Silhi.
- B1930
- Således regjerte Josafat over Juda. Han var fem og tretti år gammel da han blev konge, og regjerte fem og tyve år i Jerusalem. Hans mor hette Asuba og var datter av Silhi.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Kings 22:41–44
And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
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