He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.
Parallel translations
- WEB He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
- KJV Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.
- BSB He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
- NASB He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
- NLT He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother was Jecoliah from Jerusalem.
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Quick answer
Azariah began to reign at sixteen and ruled fifty-two years in Jerusalem; his mother was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
Overview
His remarkably long reign of fifty-two years brought stability and strength to Judah, as Chronicles details (2 Chron. 26). The standard regnal data, including the queen mother's name, fix his place in Judah's history. It was in the year of Uzziah's death that Isaiah saw his vision of the holy God (Isa. 6:1), tying this reign to a pivotal moment in prophetic history.
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- 2 Chr 26:3–4Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem.
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