2 Kings 18:2

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah.

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WEBBE

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah.

BSB

He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.

KJV

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.

ASV

Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah.

BBE

He was twenty-five years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.

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בֶּן־ ben- a son of H1121 עֶשְׂרִים 'es·rim twenty H6242 וְחָמֵשׁ ve·cha·mesh and five H2568 שָׁנָה sha·nah year[s] H8141 הָיָה ha·yah he was H1961 בְמָלְכוֹ ve·ma·le·kho when became king he H4427 וְעֶשְׂרִים ve·'es·rim and twenty H6242 וָתֵשַׁע va·te·sha' and nine H8672 שָׁנָה sha·nah year[s] H8141 מָלַךְ ma·lakh he reigned H4427 בִּירוּשָׁלִָם bi·ru·sha·lim in Jerusalem H3389 וְשֵׁם ve·shem and [the] name of H8034 אִמּוֹ 'i·mo mother his H517 אֲבִי 'a·vi [was] Abi H21 בַּת־ bat- [the] daughter of H1323 זְכַרְיָה ze·khar·yah Zechariah H2148

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–8

Hezekiah was a true son of David. Some others did that which was right, but not like David. Let us not suppose that when times and men are bad, they must needs grow worse and worse; that does not follow: after many bad kings, God raised one up like David himself. The brazen serpent had been carefully preserved, as a memorial of God's goodness to their fathers in the wilderness; but it was idle and wicked to burn incense to it. All helps to devotion, not warranted by the word of God, interrupt the exercise of faith; they always lead to superstition and other dangerous evils. Human nature perverts every thing of this kind. True faith needs not such aids; the word of God, daily thought upon and prayed over, is all the outward help we need.

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2 Chronicles 29:1

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AbijahZechariah Jerusalem

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HezekiahZachariahAbi

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.