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2 Kings 15:8 KJV
2 Kings · chapter 15 · verse 8
In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.2 Kings 15:8 · King James Version
2 Kings 15:8 in context
6And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
7So Azariah slept with his fathers; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
8In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.
9And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin.
10And Shallum the son of Jabesh conspired against him, and smote him before the people, and slew him, and reigned in his stead.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ZachariahZᵉkaryâhZecarjah, the name of twenty-nine IsraelitesH2148 →
- JeroboamYârobʻâmJarobam, the name of two Israelite kingsH3379 →
- AzariahʻĂzaryâhAzarjah, the name of nineteen IsraelitesH5838 →
- thirtyshᵉlôwshîymthirtyH7970 →
- thirtyshâneha yearH8141 →
- eighthshᵉmôneha cardinal number, eightH8083 →
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The best days of the kingdom of Israel were while the government was in Jehu's family. In his reign, and the next three reigns, though there were many abominable corruptions and miserable grievances in Israel, yet the crown went in succession, the kings died in their beds, and some care was taken of public affairs;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 8-31