2 Kings 15:1
New International Version
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.

New Living Translation
Uzziah son of Amaziah began to rule over Judah in the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel.

English Standard Version
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, began to reign.

Berean Standard Bible
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.

King James Bible
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

New King James Version
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah the son of Amaziah, king of Judah, became king.

New American Standard Bible
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah became king.

NASB 1995
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah became king.

NASB 1977
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah became king.

Legacy Standard Bible
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah became king.

Amplified Bible
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam [II] king of Israel, Azariah (Uzziah) the son of Amaziah king of Judah became king.

Christian Standard Bible
In the twenty-seventh year of Israel’s King Jeroboam, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the twenty-seventh year of Israel’s King Jeroboam, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.

American Standard Version
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

Contemporary English Version
Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah in Jeroboam's twenty-seventh year as king of Israel.

English Revised Version
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
In Jeroboam's twenty-seventh year as king of Israel, Amaziah's son Azariah began to rule as king of Judah.

Good News Translation
In the twenty-seventh year of the reign of King Jeroboam II of Israel, Uzziah son of Amaziah became king of Judah

International Standard Version
Amaziah's son Azariah began reigning during the twenty-seventh year of the reign of Jeroboam, king of Israel.

Majority Standard Bible
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah.

NET Bible
In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam's reign over Israel, Amaziah's son Azariah became king over Judah.

New Heart English Bible
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

Webster's Bible Translation
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

World English Bible
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah, king of Judah, has reigned;

Young's Literal Translation
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned hath Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah,

Smith's Literal Translation
In the twentieth year and seventh year to Jeroboam king of Israel, reigned Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
In the seven and twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Azarias son of Amasias, king of Juda.

Catholic Public Domain Version
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam, the king of Israel: Azariah, the son of Amaziah, reigned as king of Judah.

New American Bible
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam, king of Israel, Azariah, son of Amaziah, king of Judah, became king.

New Revised Standard Version
In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam of Israel King Azariah son of Amaziah of Judah began to reign.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
IN the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Uzziah the son of Amaziah king of Judah, began to reign.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
In the twenty and seventh year of Yorbaam, King of Israel, Uzzia, son of Amutsia, King of Yehuda, became king.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel Azarias the son of Amessias king of Juda began to reign.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Azariah Reigns in Judah
1In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah became king of Judah. 2He 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.…

Cross References
2 Chronicles 26:1-23
All the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. / Uzziah was the one who rebuilt Eloth and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers. / 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 14:21-22
Then all the people of Judah took Azariah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in place of his father Amaziah. / Azariah was the one who rebuilt Elath and restored it to Judah after King Amaziah rested with his fathers.

Isaiah 1:1
This is the vision concerning Judah and Jerusalem that Isaiah son of Amoz saw during the reigns of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.

Hosea 1:1
This is the word of the LORD that came to Hosea son of Beeri in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and of Jeroboam son of Jehoash, king of Israel.

Amos 1:1
These are the words of Amos, who was among the sheepherders of Tekoa—what he saw concerning Israel two years before the earthquake, in the days when Uzziah was king of Judah and Jeroboam son of Jehoash was king of Israel.

2 Kings 16:1-2
In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah. / Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. And unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

2 Kings 12:1
In the seventh year of Jehu, Joash became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.

2 Kings 13:1
In the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years.

2 Kings 14:1-2
In the second year of the reign of Jehoash son of Jehoahaz over Israel, Amaziah son of Joash became king of Judah. / He 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.

2 Kings 17:1
In the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.

Matthew 1:8-9
Asa was the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah. / Uzziah was the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah.

Matthew 1:1-17
This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham: / Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. / Judah was the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram. ...

Luke 3:23-38
Jesus Himself was about thirty years old when He began His ministry. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, the son of Heli, / the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, / the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, ...

Acts 13:22
After removing Saul, He raised up David as their king and testified about him: ‘I have found David son of Jesse a man after My own heart; he will carry out My will in its entirety.’

1 Chronicles 3:12-13
Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, / Ahaz his son, Hezekiah his son, Manasseh his son,


Treasury of Scripture

In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign.

A.

2 Kings 15:8
In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months.

2 Kings 14:16,17
And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead…

twenty and seventy.

Azariah

2 Kings 15:13,30
Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria…

2 Kings 14:21
And all the people of Judah took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah.

2 Chronicles 26:1,3,4
Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah…

Uzziah

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2 Kings 15
1. Azariah's good reign
5. He dying a leper, is succeeded by Jotham
8. Zachariah the last of Jehu's generation, reigning ill, is slain by Shallum
13. Shallum, reigning a month, is slain by Nenahem
16. Menahem strengthens himself by Pul
21. Pekahiah succeeds him
23. Pekahiah is slain by Pekah
27. Pekah is oppressed by Tiglath-pileser, and slain by Hoshea
32. Jotham's good reign
36. Ahaz succeeds him














In the twenty-seventh year
This phrase sets a specific historical context, anchoring the events in a precise timeline. The use of regnal years was a common practice in ancient Near Eastern cultures, providing a chronological framework for historical records. The twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam II's reign suggests a period of relative stability and prosperity in Israel, which contrasts with the political turmoil often seen in Judah. This timeframe is crucial for understanding the overlapping reigns of kings in Israel and Judah, highlighting the interconnectedness of their histories.

of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel
Jeroboam II was one of the most successful kings of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, known for expanding its borders and strengthening its economy. His reign is often seen as a time of material prosperity but spiritual decline, as the people turned away from God. The mention of Jeroboam's reign serves as a backdrop to Azariah's ascension, emphasizing the divided nature of the Israelite kingdom and the ongoing tension between the northern and southern kingdoms.

Azariah
Also known as Uzziah, Azariah's name means "Yahweh has helped," reflecting a common practice of the time to incorporate the name of God into personal names, signifying divine favor or a prayer for divine assistance. Azariah's reign is noted for its length and relative prosperity, as well as his initial faithfulness to God. However, his later years were marred by pride and disobedience, leading to his downfall. His account serves as a reminder of the importance of humility and obedience to God.

son of Amaziah
Amaziah, Azariah's father, was a king of Judah who initially followed God but later turned away, leading to his assassination. The mention of Amaziah highlights the dynastic continuity in Judah, as well as the recurring theme of kings who start well but fail to remain faithful. This lineage underscores the importance of spiritual legacy and the impact of a father's faithfulness—or lack thereof—on his descendants.

became king of Judah
Azariah's ascension to the throne of Judah marks a new chapter in the history of the southern kingdom. Judah, unlike Israel, maintained a single dynasty—the line of David—throughout its history, which was seen as a fulfillment of God's promise to David. Azariah's reign is characterized by military success and economic prosperity, but also by his failure to remove the high places, where unauthorized worship occurred. This phrase serves as a reminder of the dual nature of leadership: the potential for both great achievements and significant failures.

XV.

(1-7) THE REIGN OF AZARIAH (Uzziah), KING OF JUDAH. (Comp. 2 Chronicles 26)

(1) In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam.--An error of transcription for the fifteenth year (?? 15, , 27). The error is clear from 2Kings 14:2; 2Kings 14:17; 2Kings 14:23. Amaziah reigned twenty-nine years (2Kings 14:2), fourteen concurrently with Joash, and fifteen with Jeroboam. It was, therefore, in the fifteenth of Jeroboam that Uzziah succeeded his father.

Azariah.--An Azriyahu (.Az-ri-ya-a-u), king of Judah, is mentioned in two fragmentary inscriptions of Tiglath Pileser II. (B.C. 745-727). The most important statement runs: "19 districts of the city of Hamath (Hammatti) with the cities of their circuit, on the coast of the sea of the setting of the sun (i.e., the Mediterranean), which in their transgression had revolted to Azariah, to the border of Assyria I restored, my prefects my governors over them I appointed." The Eponym list records a three years' campaign of Tiglath Pileser against the Syrian state of Arpad in B.C. 742-740. Schrader supposes that Azariah and Hamath were concerned in this campaign. (This conflicts with the ordinary chronology, which fixes 758 B.C. as the year of Azariah's death.) . . .

Verse 1. - In the twenty and seventh year of Jeroboam King of Israel began Azariah son of Amaziah King of Judah to reign. In 2 Kings 14:23 it is distinctly stated that Jeroboam's reign of forty-one years commenced in the fifteenth of Amaziah, who from that time lived only fifteen years (2 Kings 14:17). Either, therefore, Azariah must have begun to reign in the fifteenth year of Jeroboam, or there must have been an interregnum of twelve years between the death of Amaziah and the accession of Azariah. As this last hypothesis is pre-eluded by the narrative of 2 Chronicles 26:1 and 2 Kings 14:20, 21, we must correct the, twenty-seventh year" of this verse into the "fifteenth." If we do this, corresponding changes will have to be made in vers. 8, 13, 23, and 27.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
In the twenty-seventh
עֶשְׂרִ֤ים (‘eś·rîm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 6242: Twenty, twentieth

year
בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (biš·naṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8141: A year

of Jeroboam's
לְיָרָבְעָ֖ם (lə·yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3379: Jeroboam -- 'the people increase', the name of two Israelites kings

reign
מֶ֣לֶךְ (me·leḵ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4428: A king

over Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

Azariah
עֲזַרְיָ֥ה (‘ă·zar·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5838: Azariah -- 'Yah has helped', the name of a number of Israelites

son
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of Amaziah
אֲמַצְיָ֖ה (’ă·maṣ·yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 558: Amaziah -- 'Yah is mighty', the name of several Israelites

became king
מָלַ֛ךְ (mā·laḵ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4427: To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel

of Judah.
יְהוּדָֽה׃ (yə·hū·ḏāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites


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