2 Kings 1:17 
Context| NET © | He died just as the Lord had prophesied through Elijah. 1 In the second year of the reign of King Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah, Ahaziah’s brother Jehoram replaced him as king of Israel, because he had no son. 2 |
| NIV © | So he died, according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. Because Ahaziah had no son, Joram succeeded him as king in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. |
| NASB © | So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And because he had no son, Jehoram became king in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. |
| NLT © | So Ahaziah died, just as the LORD had promised through Elijah. Since Ahaziah did not have a son to succeed him, his brother Joram became the next king. This took place in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. |
| MSG © | And he died, exactly as GOD's word spoken by Elijah had said. Because Ahaziah had no son, his brother Joram became the next king. The succession took place in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. |
| BBE © | So death came to him, as the Lord had said by the mouth of Elijah. And Jehoram became king in his place in the second year of the rule of Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah; because he had no son. |
| NRSV © | So he died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. His brother, Jehoram succeeded him as king in the second year of King Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat of Judah, because Ahaziah had no son. |
| NKJV © | So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. Because he had no son, Jehoram became king in his place, in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. |
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| NASB © | So Ahaziah died <04191> according to the word <01697> of the LORD <03068> which <0834> Elijah <0452> had spoken <01696> . And because <03588> he had <01961> no <03808> son <01121> , Jehoram <03088> became <04427> king <04427> in his place <08478> in the second <08147> year <08141> of Jehoram <03088> the son <01121> of Jehoshaphat <03092> , king <04428> of Judah .<03063> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | He died <04191> just <01697> as the Lord <03068> had <0834> prophesied <01696> through Elijah <0452> . In the second <08147> year <08141> of the reign <04427> of King Jehoram <03088> son <01121> of Jehoshaphat <03092> over Judah <03063> , Ahaziah’s brother Jehoram <03088> replaced <08478> him as king <04428> of Israel, because <03588> he had no <03808> son .<01121> |
| NET © | He died just as the Lord had prophesied through Elijah. 1 In the second year of the reign of King Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah, Ahaziah’s brother Jehoram replaced him as king of Israel, because he had no son. 2 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “according to the word of the 2 tn Heb “Jehoram replaced him as king…because he had no son.” Some ancient textual witnesses add “his brother,” which was likely added on the basis of the statement later in the verse that Ahaziah had no son. |
