2 Kings 15:2
What does 2 Kings 15:2 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Kings 15:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for fifty-two years; his mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862a son of sixteen years was he in his reigning, and fifty and two years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother <FI>is<Fi> Jecholiah of Jerusalem,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jechelia, of Jerusalem.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890He was sixteen years old when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.
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- 2 Chronicles 26:3
Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign; and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Jechiliah, of Jerusalem.
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