2 Kings 15:1

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“In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.”

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BSBPD

“In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned hath Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Kings 15:1 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Kings 14:16And Jehoash rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam reigned in his place.
  2. 2 Kings 14:21Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
  3. 2 Kings 14:23In the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years.
  4. 2 Kings 15:8In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.
  5. 2 Kings 15:13In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month.
  6. 2 Kings 15:17In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years.
  7. 2 Kings 15:27In the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.
  8. 2 Kings 15:30Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.
  9. 2 Chronicles 26:1All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
  10. 2 Chronicles 26:3Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
  11. Isaiah 1:1This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

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