2 Kings 16:2
What does 2 Kings 16:2 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Kings 16:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah his God, like David his father.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: and he did not that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah his God, like David his father.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king; he was ruling for sixteen years in Jerusalem. He did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord his God, as David his father did.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862A son of twenty years <FI>is<Fi> Ahaz in his reigning, and sixteen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and he hath not done that which <FI>is<Fi> right in the eyes of Jehovah his God, like David his father,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Achaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: he did not that which was pleasing in the sight of the Lord, his God, as David, his father.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign; and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. And he did not what was right in the sight of Jehovah hisGod, like David his father,
Context
v.1In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.
v.2This passage
v.3But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and made his son to pass through the fire, according to the abominations of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Kings 14:3
And 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.
- 1 Kings 15:3
And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him; and his heart was not perfect with Jehovah his God, as the heart of David his father.
- 2 Chronicles 29:2
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.
- 2 Chronicles 34:2
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, and walked in the ways of David his father, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left.
- 2 Kings 15:3
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father Amaziah had done.
- 2 Kings 18:3
And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.
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