Bible Strands
2 Kings 15:1
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records a chronological marker for the accession of Azariah to the throne of Judah. This statement anchors his reign to the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s rule over the northern kingdom of Israel.
The words — The verb מָלַ֛ךְ (ma.Lakh) literally means "he became king," marking the formal transition of royal authority. The phrase בִּ/שְׁנַ֨ת (bi/sh.Nat) establishes the chronological framework by anchoring the event to a specific year.
The thread — The accession of Azariah parallels the account in 2 Chronicles 26:1, which identifies him as Uzziah and notes his age at coronation. The regnal dating formula recurs in 2 Kings 15:13 to mark the next monarch’s rise in Samaria.
Why it lands — The verse requires the reader to track the synchronized timelines of Judah and Israel to verify the historical sequence of its monarchs. It establishes that royal authority in Judah was recorded and dated relative to the political reality of the northern kingdom.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 14:21 Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- 2 Kings 15:13 In the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month.
- 2 Chronicles 26:1 All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah.
- 2 Chronicles 26:3 Uzziah was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-two years. His mother’s name was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
- 2 Kings 14:16 And Jehoash rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam reigned in his place.
- 2 Kings 15:8 In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.
- 2 Kings 15:30 Then Hoshea son of Elah led a conspiracy against Pekah son of Remaliah. In the twentieth year of Jotham son of Uzziah, Hoshea attacked Pekah, killed him, and reigned in his place.