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2 Chronicles 29:1

2 Chronicles 29:1
Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Hezekiah began to reign,.... Of these two verses; see Gill on Kg2 18:2; see Gill on Kg2 18:3.

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2 Chronicles 29:3

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ch2 29:3

ch2 29:3He in the first year of his reign, in the first…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

The treatment of Hezekiah’s reign by the author of Chronicles is in marked contrast with that followed in the Book of Kings. The writer of Kings describes mainly civil affairs; the author of…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

2 Chronicles 29:1-11

Here is, I. Hezekiah's age when he came to the crown. He was twenty-five years old. Joash, who came to the crown after two bad reigns, was but seven years old; Josiah, who came after two bad reigns,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

2Ch 29:1-2 (2Ki 18:1-3). The Reign of Hezekiah

1. Hezekiah Heb. "Yehizkiah" (so usually in the Heb. text of Chron.). The form "Hezekiah" (Heb. "Hizkiah") has been introduced from Kings.

Abijah In 2…