Bible Strands
2 Kings 15:32
In the second year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah over Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah became king of Judah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records a chronological marker for the divided monarchy, noting Jotham's accession to Judah's throne during Pekah's reign over Israel. This synchronism establishes the political timeline for the reader.
The words — בִּשְׁנַת (bi-shnat) means "in the year," and מָלַךְ (ma-lakh) translates literally as "he reigned" or "he became king." These terms anchor the verse's chronological and political claims.
The thread — The text cross-references Jotham's lineage in 1 Chronicles 3:12 and parallels the royal succession formula found in 2 Kings 15:7 and 2 Kings 14:21.
Why it lands — The verse demands precise attention to the overlapping reigns of Judah and Israel to track prophetic and historical fulfillment. Readers must recognize how biblical chronology ties the kingdoms together without conflating their separate histories.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 15:7 And Azariah rested with his fathers and was buried near them in the City of David. And his son Jotham reigned in his place.
- 1 Chronicles 3:12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son,
- 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 15:1 In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.
- 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 Kings 15:17 In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years.
- 2 Kings 15:23 In the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel and reigned in Samaria two years.
- 2 Kings 15:27 In the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.
- 2 Chronicles 27:1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother’s name was Jerushah daughter of Zadok.
- Matthew 1:9 Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.