2 Kings 16:1
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.”
מֶלֶךְ
King. Melek. A ruler with supreme authority. The LORD is King forever and ever. Every earthly king is answerable to the King of kings.
בֵּן
the son of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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שֶׁבַע
seven-
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שֶׁבַע
seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number
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מָלַךְ
he became king
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מָלַךְ
to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel
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יְהוּדָה
Judah
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יְהוּדָה
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
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עָשָׂר
teen
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עָשָׂר
ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth
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יוֹתָם
Jotham
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יוֹתָם
Jotham, the name of three Israelites
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שָׁנֶה
year
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שָׁנֶה
a year (as a revolution of time)
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רְמַלְיָהוּ
Remaliah
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רְמַלְיָהוּ
Remaljah, an Israelite
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