2 Chronicles 29:1-2
New English Translation
Hezekiah Consecrates the Temple
29 Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother[a] was Abijah,[b] the daughter of Zechariah. 2 He did what the Lord approved, just as his ancestor David had done.[c]
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- 2 Chronicles 29:1 tn Heb “the name of his mother.”
- 2 Chronicles 29:1 tn The parallel passage in 2 Kgs 18:2 has “Abi.”
- 2 Chronicles 29:2 tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord, according to all which David his father had done.”
2 Chronicles 29:1-2
English Standard Version
Hezekiah Reigns in Judah
29 (A)Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah[a] the daughter of (B)Zechariah. 2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.
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- 2 Chronicles 29:1 Spelled Abi in 2 Kings 18:2
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