1 Kings 15:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.”

1 Kings 15:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Kings 15:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Kings 15:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.”

1 Kings 15:2 — World English Bible

1 Kings 15:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.”

1 Kings 15:2 — American Standard Version

1 Kings 15:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“three years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother <FI>is<Fi> Maachah daughter of Abishalom;”

1 Kings 15:2 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Kings 15:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maachah, a daughter of Abishalom. ”

1 Kings 15:2 — Darby Translation

1 Kings 15:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Three yeere reigned hee in Ierusalem, and his mothers name was Maachah the daughter of Abishalom.”

1 Kings 15:2 — Geneva Bible

1 Kings 15:2 in Context — 1 Kings 15

1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah.

2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

3 And he walked in all the sins of his father, which he had done before him: and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father.

4 Nevertheless for David’s sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusalem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem:

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What Does 1 Kings 15:2 Mean?

1 Kings 15:2 is a verse from the Book of 1 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Kings chapter 15. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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