17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 8:17:1 ⧉בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםbensheloshima son of thirty 2 Kings 8:17:2 ⧉וּשְׁתַּ֛יִםushetayimand two 2 Kings 8:17:3 ⧉שָׁנָ֖הshanayear 2 Kings 8:17:4 ⧉הָיָ֣הhayahe was 2 Kings 8:17:5 ⧉בְמָלְכ֑וֹvemalkhoin his becoming king or in his reigning 2 Kings 8:17:6 ⧉וּשְׁמֹנֶ֣הushemoneand eight 2 Kings 8:17:7 ⧉שנהshaneyear 2 Kings 8:17:8 ⧉שָׁנִ֔יםshanimyears 2 Kings 8:17:9 ⧉מָלַ֖ךְmalakhhe reigned 2 Kings 8:17:10 ⧉בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃birushalimin Jerusalem |
17. Formal Translation He was thirty-two years old when he began his reign, and he ruled eight years in Jerusalem. |
17. Dynamic Translation He was thirty-two when he became king, and his rule in Jerusalem lasted eight years. |