2 Chronicles 27:8
6 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God.
7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.
He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
9 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
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Compare
- BSB
- He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
- KJV
- He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
- WEB
- He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
- ASV
- He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
- DARBY
- He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
- BLB
- He was a son of twenty-five years in his reigning, and sixteen years he reigned in Jerusalem.
- ÅB
- Han var fem og tyve år gammel da han ble konge, og regjerte seksten år i Jerusalem.
- OTB
- I en alder av tjuefem begynte han å regjere, og han regjerte i seksten år i Jerusalem.
- B1930
- Han var fem og tyve år gammel da han blev konge, og regjerte seksten år i Jerusalem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 27:1
Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.
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