King James Version

1 Kings 15:2

Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom.

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שָׁלֹ֣שׁshaloshthirdשָׁלוֹשׁadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “third”, the ordinary formH7969three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice[phrase] fork, [phrase] often(-times), third, thir(-teen, -teenth), three, [phrase] thrice. Compare H7991 (שָׁלִישׁ).שָׁנִ֔יםshanimyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).מָלַ֖ךְmalakhreignמָלַךְverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “reign”, a completed actionH4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counselconsult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbirushalimin Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.וְשֵׁ֣םveshemand fameשֵׁםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and fame”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character[phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.אִמּ֔וֹimvomotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.מַעֲכָ֖הmaakhahMaachahמַעֲכָהnoun, proper name — “Maachah”H4601Maakah (or Maakath), the name of a place in Syria, also of a Mesopotamian, of three Israelites, and of four Israelitesses and one Syrian womanMaachah, Maachathites. See also H1038 (בֵּית מַעֲכָה).בַּתbatdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.אֲבִישָׁלֽוֹםavishalomAbishalomאֲבִישָׁלוֹםnoun, proper name — “Abishalom”H53Abshalom, a son of David; also (the fuller form) a later IsraeliteAbishalom, Absalom.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Three years reigned he in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

Young’s Literal Translation

three years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Maachah daughter of Abishalom;

World English Bible

He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

Darby Translation

He reigned three years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maachah, a daughter of Abishalom.

Douay-Rheims

He reigned three years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Maacha the daughter of Abessalom.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Three years reigned he in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Maacah the daughter of Abishalom.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he reigned three years over Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Maacha, daughter of Abessalom.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ τρία ἔτη ἐβασίλευσεν ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλήμ· καὶ ὄνομα τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Μααχὰ, θυγάτηρ Ἀβεσσαλώμ.