2 Kings 15:2

2 sedecim annorum erat cum regnare coepisset et quinquaginta duobus annis regnavit in Hierusalem nomen matris eius Iecelia de Hierusalem

2 Kings 15:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 15:2

Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign
By the consent of the people and princes of Judah, ( 2 Kings 14:21 )

and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem:
exclusive of the eleven or twelve years of his minority, from his father's death:

and his mother's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem;
of whom there is no further account any where.

2 Kings 15:2 In-Context

1 anno vicesimo septimo Hieroboam regis Israhel regnavit Azarias filius Amasiae regis Iudae

2 sedecim annorum erat cum regnare coepisset et quinquaginta duobus annis regnavit in Hierusalem nomen matris eius Iecelia de Hierusalem

3 fecitque quod erat placitum coram Domino iuxta omnia quae fecit Amasias pater eius

4 verumtamen excelsa non est demolitus adhuc populus sacrificabat et adolebat incensum in excelsis

5 percussit autem Dominus regem et fuit leprosus usque in diem mortis suae et habitabat in domo libera seorsum Ioatham vero filius regis gubernabat palatium et iudicabat populum terrae