2 Kings 15:23 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.”
2 Kings 15:23 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 15:23 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 15:23 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria for two years.”
2 Kings 15:23 — World English Bible
2 Kings 15:23 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years. ”
2 Kings 15:23 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 15:23 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah hath Pekahiah son of Menahem reigned over Israel, in Samaria--two years,”
2 Kings 15:23 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 15:23 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah, Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, for two years. ”
2 Kings 15:23 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 15:23 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“In ye fiftieth yere of Azariah king of Iudah, began Pekahiah the sonne of Menahem to reigne ouer Israel in Samaria, and reigned two yere.”
2 Kings 15:23 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 15:23 in Context — 2 Kings 15
21 And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
22 And Menahem slept with his fathers; and Pekahiah his son reigned in his stead.
23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned two years.
24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace of the king’s house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.
What Does 2 Kings 15:23 Mean?
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