2 Chronicles 27:8

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 27:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 27:8 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 27

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
8He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“He was twenty five years old, etc.] The same is repeated here as in (<142701>2 Chronicles 27:1). Ver. 9 (See Gill on “<121538>2 Kings 15:38”).”
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