2 Kings 21:19

Amon’s Reign over Judah

21:19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem. ¹  His mother ²  was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz, from Jotbah.

2 Kings 21:1

Manasseh’s Reign over Judah

21:1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned for fifty-five years in Jerusalem. ³  His mother ⁴  was Hephzibah.

2 Kings 15:25

15:25 His officer Pekah son of Remaliah conspired against him. He and fifty Gileadites assassinated Pekahiah, as well as Argob and Arieh, in Samaria in the fortress of the royal palace. ⁵  Pekah then took his place as king.

2 Kings 16:8

16:8 Then Ahaz took the silver and gold that were ⁶  in the Lord’s temple and in the treasuries of the royal palace and sent it as tribute ⁷  to the king of Assyria.

2 Kings 22:1

Josiah Repents

22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. ⁸  His mother ⁹  was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath.

Job 20:5

20:5 that the elation of the wicked is brief, ¹⁰ 

the joy of the godless ¹¹  lasts but a moment. ¹² 

[21:19]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[21:19]  ² tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[21:1]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[21:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[15:25]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he struck him down in Samaria in the fortress of the house of the king, Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men from the sons of the Gileadites, and they killed him.”

[16:8]  ⁶ tn Heb “that was found.”

[16:8]  ⁷ tn Or “bribe money.”

[22:1]  ⁸ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[22:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

[20:5]  ¹⁰ tn The expression in the text is “quite near.” This indicates that it is easily attained, and that its end is near.

[20:5]  ¹¹ tn For the discussion of חָנֵף (khanef, “godless”) see Job 8:13.

[20:5]  ¹² tn The phrase is “until a moment,” meaning it is short-lived. But see J. Barr, “Hebrew ’ad, especially at Job 1:18 and Neh 7:3,” JSS 27 (1982): 177-88.