In the thirty ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi began to reign over Israel for ten years in Samaria.
Parallel translations
- KJV In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.
- BSB In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years.
- NKJV In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi became king over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria.
- NASB In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem the son of Gadi became king over Israel and reigned for ten years in Samaria.
- NLT Menahem son of Gadi began to rule over Israel in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria ten years.
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Menahem son of Gadi began a ten-year reign over Israel in Samaria in Azariah's thirty-ninth year.
Overview
Menahem's decade-long reign, longer than his immediate predecessors', brings a measure of grim stability won through violence. Yet, as the next verse shows, his rule remained spiritually corrupt. His reign coincides with the rise of Assyrian pressure that would soon imperil the whole northern kingdom.
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