| 8. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 15:8:1 ⧉בִּשְׁנַ֨תbishnatin year of 2 Kings 15:8:2 ⧉שְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםsheloshimthirty 2 Kings 15:8:3 ⧉וּשְׁמֹנֶה֙ushemoneand eight 2 Kings 15:8:4 ⧉שָׁנָ֔הshanayear 2 Kings 15:8:5 ⧉לַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּlaazaryahuto Azariah 2 Kings 15:8:6 ⧉מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhking of 2 Kings 15:8:7 ⧉יְהוּדָ֑הyehudaJudah 2 Kings 15:8:8 ⧉מָ֠לַךְmalakhreigned 2 Kings 15:8:9 ⧉זְכַרְיָ֨הוּzekharyahuZechariah 2 Kings 15:8:10 ⧉בֶן־יָרָבְעָ֧םvenyaraveamson of Jeroboam 2 Kings 15:8:11 ⧉עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לalyisraelover Israel 2 Kings 15:8:12 ⧉בְּשֹׁמְר֖וֹןbeshomeronin Samaria 2 Kings 15:8:13 ⧉שִׁשָּׁ֥הshishshasix 2 Kings 15:8:14 ⧉חֳדָשִֽׁים׃khodashimmonths |
| 8. Formal Translation In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned six months. |
| 8. Dynamic Translation After Azariah had ruled in Judah for thirty-eight years, Zechariah, son of Jeroboam, became king of Israel in Samaria, but his reign lasted only six months. |