2 Chronicles 27:1

What does 2 Chronicles 27:1 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 27:1 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years; and his mother's name was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

A son of twenty and five years <FI>is<Fi> Jotham in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother <FI>is<Fi> Jerushah daughter of Zadok.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Joatham was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jerusa the daughter of Sadoc.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok.

Context

v.1This passage

v.2And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Uzziah had done: howbeit he entered not into the temple of Jehovah. And the people did yet corruptly.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Isaiah 1:1

    The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:12

    Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,

  • Micah 1:1

    The word of Jehovah that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

  • Hosea 1:1

    The word of Jehovah that came unto Hosea the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.

  • 2 Kings 15:32

    In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.

  • Matthew 1:9

    and Uzziah begat Jotham; and Jotham begat Ahaz; and Ahaz begat Hezekiah;

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