SIL Translator’s Notes on 2 Kings 16:1

Section 16:1-20

King Ahaz changed the religious practices in Judah

16:1a In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah,

In the seventeenth year of ⌊the reign/rule of⌋ Pekah son of Remaliah ⌊over Israel⌋ ,

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Seventeen years had passed since Pekah the son of Remaliah ⌊became king of Israel⌋ .

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When Pekah the son of Remaliah had ruled the people of Israel for about seventeen years,

16:1b Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.

Ahaz son of King Jotham of Judah became king ⌊in his father’s place⌋ .

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Ahaz, the son of the ⌊old/previous⌋ king Jotham, began ruling Judah.

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Ahaz succeeded/followed his father Jotham as chief of the land of Judah.

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