2 Kings 16:2

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Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father.Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

In other translations

Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem, and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord his God, like David his father.Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

Hebrew words

בֶּן־ben-[was] a son ofH1121עֶשְׂרִים'esrimtwentyH6242שָׁנָהshanahyear[s]H8141אָחָז'achazAhazH271בְּמָלְכוֹbemalekhowhen became king heH4427וְשֵׁשׁ־veshesh-and six-H8337עֶשְׂרֵה'esrehteenH6240שָׁנָהshanahyear[s]H8141מָלַךְmalakhhe reignedH4427בִּירוּשָׁלִָםbirushalimin JerusalemH3389וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808עָשָׂה'asahhe didH6213הַיָּשָׁרhaiyasharthe rightH3477בְּעֵינֵיbe'eineiin [the] eyes ofH5869יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהָיו'elohavGod hisH430כְּדָוִדkedavidlike DavidH1732אָבִיו׃'avivancestor hisH1

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

People and places

People: Ahaz, David

Places: Jerusalem

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