2 Chronicles 27:8

2 Chronicles 27:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

Context of 2 Chronicles 27:8

6Jotham became a powerful king because he faithfully obeyed the Lord his God. 7The other things that happened while Jotham was king are written in a book. The book is called ‘The history of the kings of Israel and Judah’. It tells about the wars that Jotham fought and the other things that he did. He was 25 years old when he became king. He ruled Judah as king in Jerusalem for 16 years. 9Jotham died and his people buried him in the City of David. His son Ahaz became king after him.

2 Chronicles 27:8 word by word

בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְחָמֵ֛שׁ שָׁנָ֖ה הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֑וֹ וְשֵׁשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He was fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• and twentyעֶשְׂרִים‛eώrîym · twentyH6242
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• when he began to reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• sixteenעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
• sixteenשֵׁשׁshêsh shishshâh · sixH8337
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Jotham

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings