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2 Chronicles 13:1

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

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בִּשְׁנַ֛תbishnatin yearשָׁנֶהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “in year”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).שְׁמוֹנֶ֥הshemoneheightשְׁמֹנֶהadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “eight”, the ordinary formH8083a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eightheight(-een, -eenth), eighth.עֶשְׂרֵ֖הesrehteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).לַמֶּ֣לֶךְlamelekhto kingמֶלֶךְpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.יָרָבְעָ֑םyaraveamJeroboamיָרׇבְעָםnoun, proper name — “Jeroboam”H3379Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kingsJeroboam.וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvayimlokheand reignמָלַךְconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and reign”, the next action in the storyH4427to 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.אֲבִיָּ֖הaviyahAbijahאֲבִיָּהnoun, proper name — “Abijah”H29Abijah, the name of several Israelite men and two IsraelitessesAbiah, Abijah.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יְהוּדָֽהyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

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American Standard Version (1901)

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

Young’s Literal Translation

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam — Abijah reigneth over Judah;

World English Bible

In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah began to reign over Judah.

Darby Translation

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

Douay-Rheims

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam, Abia reigned over Juda.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam Abia began to reign over Juda.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν τῷ ὀκτωκαιδεκάτῳ ἔτει τῆς βασιλείας Ἱεροβοὰμ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀβιὰ ἐπὶ Ἰούδαν.

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