He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
Parallel translations
- WEB He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.
- KJV He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
- BSB He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
- NASB He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.
- NLT Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Jehoaddin from Jerusalem.
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Amaziah was twenty-five when he began his twenty-nine-year reign in Jerusalem; his mother was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.
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These standard regnal details anchor the account in real history and fix Amaziah's place in Judah's chronology. The naming of the queen mother is typical for Judah's kings and reflects her honored role in the royal court. Such careful records underscore that God's redemptive work unfolds within verifiable, datable history.
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