2 Kings 16:1 meaning and explanation
In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham became king of Judah.
2 Kings 16:1, Berean Standard Bible
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This verse opens the account of Ahaz by dating his accession to the seventeenth year of Pekah, king of Israel. The narrator of Kings regularly synchronizes Judean and Israelite reigns this way, keeping both kingdoms in view.
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