1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 12:1:1 ⧉בַּשְּׁנַת־שֶׁ֤בַעbashenatshevain the year of seven 2 Kings 12:1:2 ⧉לְיֵהוּא֙leyehuof Jehu 2 Kings 12:1:3 ⧉מָלַ֣ךְmalakhhe became king or reigned 2 Kings 12:1:4 ⧉יְהוֹאָ֔שׁyehoashJehoash 2 Kings 12:1:5 ⧉וְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםvearbaimand forty 2 Kings 12:1:6 ⧉שָׁנָ֔הshanayear 2 Kings 12:1:7 ⧉מָלַ֖ךְmalakhhe reigned 2 Kings 12:1:8 ⧉בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbirushalaimin Jerusalem 2 Kings 12:1:9 ⧉וְשֵׁ֣םveshemand name of 2 Kings 12:1:10 ⧉אִמּ֔וֹimohis mother 2 Kings 12:1:11 ⧉צִבְיָ֖הtsivyaZibiah 2 Kings 12:1:12 ⧉מִבְּאֵ֥רmibbeerfrom Beer 2 Kings 12:1:13 ⧉שָֽׁבַע׃shavaSheba |
1. Formal Translation In the seventh year of Jehu, Jehoash became king, and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba. |
1. Dynamic Translation Jehoash became king in Jehu’s seventh year and ruled in Jerusalem for forty years; his mother was named Zibiah. She came from Beersheba. |