2 Kings 18:2

Twenty-five years old, was he when he began to reign, and, twenty-nine years, reigned he in Jerusalem,—and, his mother’s name, was Abi, daughter of Zachariah.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.

In Context

1And it came to pass, in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

3And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh,—according to all that, David his father, did.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 29:1And, Hezekiah, began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and, twenty-nine years, reigned he in Jerusalem,—and, the name of his mother, was Abijah, daughter of Zechariah.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 18:2-9

Hezekiah's Good Reign. ( b. c. 726.) 1 Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign. 2 Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord , according to all that David his father did. 4 He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the… Read the whole commentary →

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