| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Kings 15:2:1 ⧉שָׁלֹ֣שׁshaloshthree 1 Kings 15:2:2 ⧉שָׁנִ֔יםshanimyears 1 Kings 15:2:3 ⧉מָלַ֖ךְmalakhhe reigned 1 Kings 15:2:4 ⧉בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִםbirushalimin Jerusalem 1 Kings 15:2:5 ⧉וְשֵׁ֣םveshemand the name of 1 Kings 15:2:6 ⧉אִמּ֔וֹimohis mother 1 Kings 15:2:7 ⧉מַעֲכָ֖הmaakhaMaacah 1 Kings 15:2:8 ⧉בַּת־אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹם׃batavishalomdaughter of Abishalom |
| 2. Formal Translation His reign in Jerusalem lasted three years. His mother’s name was Maakah, daughter of Abishalom. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation He ruled from Jerusalem for three years, and his mother’s name was Maakah, the daughter of Abishalom. |