Matthew Henry · Verses 32–38
Jotham showed great respect to the temple. If magistrates cannot do all they would, for the suppressing of vice and profaneness, let them do the more to support and advance piety and virtue.
2 Kings 15:37
In those days, Yahweh began to send Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah.
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WEBBE
In those days, the LORD began to send Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah against Judah.
BSB
(In those days the LORD began to send Rezin king of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah against Judah.)
KJV
In those days the LORD began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.
ASV
In those days Jehovah began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah.
BBE
In those days the Lord first sent against Judah, Rezin, the king of Aram, and Pekah, the son of Remaliah.
Original Hebrew
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בַּיָּמִים
bai·ya·mim
in the days
H3117
הָהֵם
ha·hem
(the) those
H1992
הֵחֵל
he·chel
he began
H2490
יְהוָה
yah·weh
Yahweh
H3068
לְהַשְׁלִיחַ
le·hash·li·ach
to send
H7971
בִּיהוּדָה
bi·hu·dah
in Judah
H3063
רְצִין
re·tzin
Rezin
H7526
מֶלֶךְ
me·lekh
[the] king of
H4428
אֲרָם
'a·ram
Aram
H758
וְאֵת
ve·'et
and (marks the object)
H853
פֶּקַח
pe·kach
Pekah
H6492
בֶּן־
ben-
[the] son of
H1121
רְמַלְיָהוּ
re·mal·ya·hu
Remaliah
H7425
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