2 KINGS 15:2 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 1
“Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and fifty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem.”
He was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jecoliah of Jerusalem — Azariah's youth at accession (sixteen years) parallels the youthful regencies of earlier kings, yet his exceptionally long reign suggests effective personal rule for most of his years. The maternal notice again emphasizes Jerusalem-based legitimacy. The fifty-two years represent the longest reign recorded in 2 Kings, suggesting divine favor—yet the text will later reveal devastating limitations through his affliction with leprosy. Longevity alone, the narrative suggests, does not constitute blessing if it ends in humiliation.
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