2 Kings 14:2

What does 2 Kings 14:2 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Kings 14:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

He was twenty-five years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Jehoaddin of Jerusalem.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

a son of twenty and five years was he in his reigning, and twenty and nine years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother <FI>is<Fi> Jehoaddan of Jerusalem,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign; and nine and twenty years he reigned in Jerusalem; the name of his mother was Joadan, of Jerusalem.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.

Context

v.1In the second year of Joash son of Joahaz king of Israel began Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah to reign.

v.2This passage

v.3And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, yet not like David his father: he did according to all that Joash his father had done.

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