| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 15:2:1 ⧉בֶּן־שֵׁ֨שׁbenshesha son of six 2 Kings 15:2:2 ⧉עֶשְׂרֵ֤הesereten 2 Kings 15:2:3 ⧉שָׁנָה֙shanayears 2 Kings 15:2:4 ⧉הָיָ֣הhayahe was 2 Kings 15:2:5 ⧉בְמָלְכ֔וֹvemalkhowhen he began to reign 2 Kings 15:2:6 ⧉וַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםvakhamishimand fifty 2 Kings 15:2:7 ⧉וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ushetayimand two 2 Kings 15:2:8 ⧉שָׁנָ֔הshanayears 2 Kings 15:2:9 ⧉מָלַ֖ךְmalakhhe reigned 2 Kings 15:2:10 ⧉בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִםbirushalimin Jerusalem 2 Kings 15:2:11 ⧉וְשֵׁ֣םveshemand the name of 2 Kings 15:2:12 ⧉אִמּ֔וֹimohis mother 2 Kings 15:2:13 ⧉יְכָלְיָ֖הוּyekhalyahuJecoliah 2 Kings 15:2:14 ⧉מִירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃mirushalimfrom Jerusalem |
| 2. Formal Translation He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jekoliah. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation He became king at sixteen and ruled for fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother was Jekoliah from Jerusalem. |