2 Kings 3:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.”

2 Kings 3:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Kings 3:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Kings 3:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.”

2 Kings 3:1 — World English Bible

2 Kings 3:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.”

2 Kings 3:1 — American Standard Version

2 Kings 3:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehoram son of Ahab hath reigned over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigneth twelve years,”

2 Kings 3:1 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Kings 3:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; and he reigned twelve years.”

2 Kings 3:1 — Darby Translation

2 Kings 3:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe Iehoram the sonne of Ahab beganne to reigne ouer Israel in Samaria, the eighteenth yeere of Iehoshaphat King of Iudah, and reigned twelue yeeres.”

2 Kings 3:1 — Geneva Bible

2 Kings 3:1 in Context — 2 Kings 3

1 Y JORAM hijo de Achâb comenzó á reinar en Samaria sobre Israel el año dieciocho de Josaphat rey de Judá; y reinó doce años.

2 E hizo lo malo en ojos de Jehová, aunque no como su padre y su madre; porque quitó las estatuas de Baal que su padre había hecho.

3 Mas allegóse á los pecados de Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, que hizo pecar á Israel; y no se apartó de ellos.

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What Does 2 Kings 3:1 Mean?

2 Kings 3:1 is a verse from the Book of 2 Kings, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Kings chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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