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2 Chronicles 20:31

So Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-five years. His mother’s name was Azubah daughter of Shilhi.
2 Chronicles 20:31
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט עַל־יְהוּדָ֑ה בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁים֩ וְחָמֵ֨שׁ שָׁנָ֜ה בְּמָלְכ֗וֹ וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ מָלַ֣ךְ בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ עֲזוּבָ֖ה בַּת־שִׁלְחִֽי׃

  1. וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.Lokh“and he reigned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  2. יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.Fat“Jehoshaphat”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יְהוֹשָׁפָט · “Jehoshaphat” · Strong's H3092I
  3. עַל־'al-“over”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  4. יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  5. בֶּן־ben-“a son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “age” · Strong's H1121L
  6. שְׁלֹשִׁים֩she.lo.Shim“thirty”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שְׁלֹשִׁים · “thirty” · Strong's H7970
  7. וְחָמֵ֨שׁve.cha.Mesh“and five”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חָמֵשׁ · “five” · Strong's H2568
  8. שָׁנָ֜הsha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  9. בְּמָלְכ֗וֹbe.ma.le.Kho“when became king he”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  10. וְעֶשְׂרִ֨יםve.'es.Rim“and twenty”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֶשְׂרִים · “twenty” · Strong's H6242
  11. וְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.Mesh“and five”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from חָמֵשׁ · “five” · Strong's H2568
  12. שָׁנָה֙sha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  13. מָלַ֣ךְma.Lakh“he reigned”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַךְ · “to reign” · Strong's H4427A
  14. בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.Lim“in Jerusalem”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  15. וְשֵׁ֣םve.Shem“and [the] name of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  16. אִמּ֔וֹ'i.Mo“mother his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  17. עֲזוּבָ֖ה'a.zu.Vah“[was] Azubah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from עֲזוּבָה · “Azubah” · Strong's H5806G
  18. בַּת־bat-“[the] daughter of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בַּת · “daughter” · Strong's H1323G
  19. שִׁלְחִֽי׃shil.Chi“Shilhi”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from שִׁלְחִי · “Shilhi” · Strong's H7977
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)