In the third year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Hezekiah son of Ahaz became king of Judah.
Parallel translations
- WEB Now in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
- KJV Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.
- ESV In the third year of Hoshea son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign.
- NKJV Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea the son of Elah, king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz, king of Judah, began to reign.
- NASB Now it came about in the third year of Hoshea, the son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah became king.
- NLT Hezekiah son of Ahaz began to rule over Judah in the third year of King Hoshea’s reign in Israel.
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Quick answer
Hezekiah son of Ahaz becomes king of Judah in the third year of Israel's last king, Hoshea. He stands as one of Judah's most faithful kings.
Overview
The narrative now turns to the southern kingdom and to Hezekiah, whose reign is dated relative to Israel's collapse. After the faithless Ahaz, his son brings genuine reform and trust in Yahweh. Hezekiah's reign overlaps the fall of Samaria, contrasting Judah's faithful king with Israel's doom. He is a forerunner of the righteous Davidic king ultimately fulfilled in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 7
- 2 Chr 28:27And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
- Matt 1:9–10Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.
- 1 Chr 3:13Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,
- 2 Kgs 16:20And Ahaz rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David, and his son Hezekiah reigned in his place.
- 2 Kgs 15:30Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.
- 2 Kgs 16:2Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
- 2 Kgs 18:9In the fourth year of Hezekiah’s reign, which was the seventh year of the reign of Hoshea son of Elah over Israel, Shalmaneser king of Assyria marched against Samaria and besieged it.
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