In the twenty-seventh year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Azariah son of Amaziah king of Judah began to reign.
ExplanationCommentary
Verse 1. Twentieth. Houbigant endeavours to shew it should be, “the 14th;” Capellus says, the 17th; ( Bible.) and others have suspected that the number is incorrectly printed. Grot. and so forth—But this expedient ought only to be adopted when no other can give satisfaction; and this difficulty may be obviated by saying, that Jeroboam’s reign with his father continued six years, and that after he had held the septre nineteen years alone, Azarias commenced; ( Calmet. Usher) or, that there was an interregnum of eleven years, which is not probable. Capel.—Azarias; otherwise called Ozias; ( Challoner.) and this was his real name. Grot. See Calmet. 14:21. Bible.