He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
Parallel translations
- WEB He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
- KJV Five and twenty years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
- BSB He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerusha daughter of Zadok.
- NASB He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem; and his mother’s name was Jerusha the daughter of Zadok.
- NLT He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.
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Quick answer
Jotham reigns sixteen years in Jerusalem; his mother was Jerusha. These standard details anchor his reign in Judah's royal history.
Overview
The narrator gives Jotham's age, length of reign, and maternal lineage, the customary frame for a Judean king. Such details affirm the orderly, recorded continuity of David's house in Jerusalem. This stable succession in the south stands in marked contrast to the bloody chaos of the northern throne.
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- 2 Chr 27:1Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.
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