SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Kings 21:1

Section 21:1-18

Manasseh ruled as king in the land/nation of Judah

21:1a Manasseh was twelve years old

Manasseh was 12 years old

-or-

At the age of twelve years

21:1b when he became king,

when he became the king ⌊of Judah⌋ .

-or-

Manasseh was made king ⌊of Judah⌋ .

21:1a-b (reordered)

Manasseh became king when he was 12 years old.

-or-

Manasseh became king ⌊of Judah⌋ when he was twelve years old.

21:1c and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years.

He ruled ⌊Judah⌋ for 55 years in the ⌊city of⌋ Jerusalem.

-or-

He ⌊lived and⌋ reigned in Jerusalem ⌊city⌋ for fifty-five (55) years.

21:1d His mother’s name was Hephzibah.

The name of his mother was Hephzibah.

-or-

His mother was a woman named Hephzibah.

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