2 Kings 23 · Verse 36

2 Kings 23:36

Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
2 Kings 23:36, King James Version

2 Kings 23:36 in other translations

BSBJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eleven years. His mother’s name was Zebidah daughter of Pedaiah; she was from Rumah.
WEBJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
ASVJehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
YLTA son of twenty and five years is Jehoiakim in his reigning, and eleven years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother is Zebudah daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah,
DARBYJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zebuddah, daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
BBEJehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for eleven years; his mother's name was Zebidah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
WebsterJehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

What does 2 Kings 23:36 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 23:31-37

After Josiah was laid in his grave, one trouble came on another, till, in twenty-two years, Jerusalem was destroyed. The wicked perished in great numbers, the remnant were purified, and Josiah's reformation had raised up some to join the few who were the precious seed of their future church and nation. A little time, and slender abilities, often suffice to undo the good which pious men have, for a course of years…

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2 Kings 23:36 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בֶּן\־ben-[was] a son ofH1121
עֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimtwentyH6242
וְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.Meshand fiveH2568
שָׁנָ֨הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
יְהוֹיָקִ֣יםye.ho.ya.KimJehoiakimH3079
בְּמָלְכ֔וֹbe.ma.le.Khowhen became king heH4427
וְאַחַ֤תve.'a.Chatand one [plus]H259
עֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehtenH6240
שָׁנָ֔הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
מָלַ֖ךְma.Lakhhe reignedH4427
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.Limin JerusalemH3389
וְשֵׁ֣םve.Shemand [the] name ofH8034
אִמּ֔וֹ'i.Momother hisH517
זְבוּדָּ֥הze.vi.dah[was] ZebudahH2080
בַת\־vat-[the] daughter ofH1323
פְּדָיָ֖הpe.da.YahPedaiahH6305
מִן\־min-fromH4480
רוּמָֽה\׃ru.MahRumahH7316

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Cross references for 2 Kings 23:36

  • 2 Chronicles 36:5

    Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God.

  • Jeremiah 26:1

    In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the Lord, saying,

  • Jeremiah 1:3

    It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:15

    And the sons of Josiah were, the firstborn Johanan, the second Jehoiakim, the third Zedekiah, the fourth Shallum.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3394-3405. B.C. 610-599. Jehoiakim.
1Ch 3:15; 2Ch 36:5; Jer 1:3
Rumah.Josephus here reads Abuma; but he also speaks of Ruma, a village of Galilee.

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Context

  • 2 Kings 23:35

    And Jehoiakim gave the silver and the gold to Pharaoh; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pharaoh: he exacted the silver and the gold of the people of the land, of every one according to his taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh–nechoh.

  • 2 Kings 23:36

    Jehoiakim was twenty and five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

  • 2 Kings 23:37

    And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done.

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2 Kings 23:36 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
De veinticinco años era Joacim cuando comenzó á Reinar, y once años reinó en Jerusalem. El nombre de su madre fué Zebuda hija de Pedaia, de Ruma.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
*Jehoïakim était âgé de 25 ans lorsqu’il commença de régner; et il régna onze ans à Jérusalem; et le nom de sa mère était Zebudda, fille de Pedaïa, de Ruma.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Fünfundzwanzig Jahre war Jojakim alt, als er König wurde, und er regierte elf Jahre zu Jerusalem; und der Name seiner Mutter war Sebudda, die Tochter Pedajas, von Ruma.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Viginti quinque annorum erat Joakim cum regnare cœpisset, et undecim annis regnavit in Jerusalem: nomen matris ejus Zebida filia Phadaia de Ruma.