2 Chronicles 27:8

What does 2 Chronicles 27:8 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Chronicles 27:8 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for sixteen years.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

A son of twenty and five years was he in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

Context

v.7Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

v.8This passage

v.9And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.

Cross references

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

  • 2 Chronicles 27:1

    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.

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