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2 Kings 9:29

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What does 2 Kings 9:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
2 Kings 9:29 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Kings 9

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
26Surely I have seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saith Jehovah; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith Jehovah. Now therefore take and cast him into the plat [of ground], according to the word of Jehovah.
27But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden-house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot: [and they smote him] at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.
28And his servants carried him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulchre with his fathers in the city of David.
29And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
30And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and attired her head, and looked out at the window.
31And as Jehu entered in at the gate, she said, Is it peace, thou Zimri, thy master`s murderer?
32And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.] In (<120825>2 Kings 8:25), it is said to be in the twelfth year of his reign; it was at the close of the eleventh, and the beginning of the twelfth; or he began to reign with his father in the eleventh as here, and in the twelfth as there, when his father was dead.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“In the eleventh year - The twelfth according to 2 Kings 8:25. The discrepancy may be best explained from two ways of reckoning the accession of Ahaziah, who is likely to have been regent for his father during at least one year. See 2 Chronicles 21:19. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“in the eleventh: Kg2 8:16, Kg2 8:24; Ch2 21:18, Ch2 21:19, Ch2 22:1, Ch2 22:2 began Ahaziah: "Then he began to reign as viceroy to his father in his sickness." Ch2 21:18, Ch2 21:19 "But in Joram's twelfth year, he began to reign alone. Kg2 8:25. 4 Kings (2 Kings) 9:30”
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