What does 2 Chronicles 29:1 mean?

2 Chronicles 29:1 KJV
Hezekiah began to reign [when he was] five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

2 Chronicles 29:1 MKJV
Hezekiah began to reign [being] twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Abijah the daughter of Zechariah.

2 Chronicles 29:1 NKJV
Hezekiah became king [when he was] twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name [was] Abijah the daughter of Zechariah.

2 Chronicles 29:1 KJV 2000
Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

Interlinear KJV

Hezekiah /Y@chizqiyah/ began to reign /malak/ when he was five /chamesh/ and twenty /`esriym/ years /shaneh (in pl. only),/ old, /ben/ and he reigned /malak/ nine /tesha`/ and twenty /`esriym/ years /shaneh (in pl. only),/ in Jerusalem. /Y@ruwshalaim/ And his mother’s /’em/ name /shem/ was Abijah, /’Abiyah/ the daughter /bath/ of Zechariah. /Z@karyah/

Commentary

  • His father was King Ahaz, 2 Kings 16:20.
  • His mother: Abijah, 2 Chronicles 29:1.
  • He took over from King Ahaz, 2 Kings 16:20.
  • He was the 13th king of Israel.
  • He ruled for 29 years, 2 Chronicles 29:1
  • When he died, he was succeeded by his son King Manasseh, 2 Chronicles 32:33.
  • He was made a king when he was 25 years old, 2 Chronicles 29:1.
  • He ruled over the Kingdom of Judah, staying in Jerusalem, the capital.
  • He ruled from 716 BC – 687 BC
  • He died at the age of 54 years.
  • He was a good king, 2 Chronicles 29:2
  • More about his history is in 2 Chronicles 29, 30, 31, 32; 2 Kings 18, 19, 20