Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 25:1
Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Jehoaddan; she was from Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records Amaziah’s accession to the throne of Judah, specifying his age at coronation and the exact duration of his rule in Jerusalem. This chronological marker opens the account of his reign before detailing his subsequent actions.
The words — The text explicitly states Amaziah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign and ruled for twenty-nine years. The Hebrew מָלַךְ (malakh, "he became king") and שָׁנָה (shanah, "year") anchor these precise chronological claims.
The thread — This accession record parallels the parallel account in 2 Kings 14:1, which also dates Amaziah’s coronation to the second year of Jehoash’s reign over Israel.
Why it lands — The verse establishes a factual baseline for evaluating subsequent royal actions against covenant standards. It requires the reader to measure a king’s tenure and decisions against the explicit historical record before assessing his spiritual standing.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 14:1 In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah.