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Wycliffe Bible

2 Chronicles 36:2

Joachaz was of thre and twenti yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnede thre monethis in Jerusalem.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jehoahaz;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Jehoiakim;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Chronicles, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Jehoahaz;   Necho Ii;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jehoahaz;   Psalms;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Joahaz;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Ezra, Book of;   Jehoahaz;   Nehemiah, Book of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Jehoahaz ;   Shallum ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Captivity;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   Babylonish Captivity, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jehoahaz;   Joahaz;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Hebrew Names Version
Yo'achaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Yerushalayim.
King James Version
Jehoahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
New Century Version
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he was king in Jerusalem for three months.
New English Translation
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned [only] three months in Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned for three months in Jerusalem.
World English Bible
Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Iehoahaz was three and twentie yeere old when he began to reigne, and he reigned three moneths in Ierusalem.
Legacy Standard Bible
Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.
Contemporary English Version
He was twenty-three years old at the time, and he ruled only three months from Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
Y'ho'achaz was twenty-three years old when he began his reign, and he ruled for three months in Yerushalayim.
Darby Translation
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
He was 23 years old when he became king of Judah. He was king in Jerusalem for three months.
George Lamsa Translation
And Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Good News Translation
Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for three months.
Lexham English Bible
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
Jehoahaz was a son of twenty three years when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thre and twentye yeare olde was Ioahas whan he was made kynge, and reigned thre monethes at Ierusalem.
American Standard Version
Joahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for three months.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iehoahaz was twentie & three yeres olde when he began to raigne, and he raigned three monethes in Hierusalem.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Joahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
King James Version (1611)
Iehoahaz was twentie and three yeeres old, when hee began to reigne, and hee reigned three moneths in Ierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Joachaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Amital, daughter of Jeremias of Lobna. And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. And Pharao Nechao bound him in Deblatha in the land of Æmath, that he might not reign in Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
Joahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three mouths in Jerusalem.
Update Bible Version
Joahaz was twenty and three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Webster's Bible Translation
Jehoahaz [was] twenty and three years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
New King James Version
Jehoahaz [fn] was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months.
New Life Bible
Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king. And he ruled for three months in Jerusalem.
New Revised Standard
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Twenty-three years old, was Joahaz when he began to reign, - and, three months, reigned he in Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Joachaz was three and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
Jeho'ahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
A son of three and twenty years [is] Jehoahaz in his reigning, and three months he hath reigned in Jerusalem,
THE MESSAGE
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to rule. He was king in Jerusalem for a mere three months. The king of Egypt dethroned him and forced the country to pay him nearly four tons of silver and seventy-five pounds of gold.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

1 Therfor the puple of the lond took Joachaz, the sone of Josie, and ordeynede hym kyng for his fadir in Jerusalem. 2 Joachaz was of thre and twenti yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnede thre monethis in Jerusalem. 3 Sotheli the kyng of Egipt, `whan he hadde come to Jerusalem, remouyde hym, and condempnede the lond in an hundrid talentis of siluer and in a talent of gold. 4 And he ordeynede for hym Eliachim, his brother, kyng on Juda and Jerusalem; and turnede his name Joakym. Sotheli he took thilk Joachaz with hym silf, and brouyte in to Egipt. 5 Joakym was of fyue and twenti yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnyde eleuene yeer in Jerusalem, and he dide yuel bifor `his Lord God. 6 Nabugodonosor, kyng of Caldeis, styede ayens this Joakym, and ledde hym boundun with chaynes in to Babiloyne. 7 To which Babiloyne he translatide also the vessels of the Lord, and settide tho in his temple. 8 Sotheli the residue of wordis of Joakym, and of hise abhomynaciouns whiche he wrouyte, and that weren foundun in hym, ben conteyned in the book of kyngis of Israel and of Juda. Therfor Joachym, his sone, regnede for hym. 9 Joachym was of eiyte yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnede thre monethis and ten daies in Jerusalem, and he dide yuel in the siyt of the Lord. 10 And whanne the cercle of the yeer was turned aboute, Nabugodonosor the kynge sente men, whiche also brouyten hym in to Babiloyne, whanne the moost preciouse vessels of the hows of the Lord weren borun out togidir. Sotheli he ordeynede Sedechie, his fadris brother, kyng on Juda and Jerusalem.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 23:30 - the people Ecclesiastes 10:16 - when Isaiah 3:4 - children Ezekiel 19:3 - it became

Cross-References

Genesis 9:25
he seide, Cursid be the child Canaan, he schal be seruaunt of seruauntis to hise britheren.
Genesis 27:46
And Rebecca seide to Isaac, It anoieth me of my lijf for the douytris of Heth; if Jacob takith a wijf of the kynrede of this lond, Y nyle lyue.
Genesis 28:9
And he yede to Ismael, and weddide a wijf, with out these whiche he hadde bifore, Melech, the douyter of Ismael, sone of Abraham, the sistir of Nabaioth.
Genesis 36:25
and he hadde a sone Disan, and a douytir Oolibama.
Genesis 36:34
And whanne Jobab was deed, Husam of the lond of Themayns regnede for hym.
Genesis 36:35
And whanne he was deed, Adad, the sone of Badadi, that smoot Madian in the lond of Moab, and the name of his citee was Abyuth, `regnede for him.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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