2 Kings 16:1

 2 Kings 16:1

In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.

 

a. ASV:  In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.  [Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.]

b. YLT:  In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah reigned hath Ahaz son of Jotham king of Judah.  [The Young's Literal Translation was translated by Robert Young, who believed in a strictly literal translation of God's word. This version of the Bible is in the public domain.]

c. Classic Amplified:  In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham king of Judah became king. [Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC) Copyright © 1954, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1987 by The Lockman Foundation]

d. The Rubin Edition, The Early Prophets, 1 & 2 Kings, Rabbinic Commentary:  In the seventeenth year of Pekah son of Remaliah, Ahaz son of Jotham king of Judah, became king.   [The ArtScroll Series/Rubin Edition THE PROPHETS: KINGS Copyright 2006 by MESORAH PUBLICATIONS, Ltd.]

e. Torah, Judaism and Jewish information on the web: www.chabad.org; Online English Translation of the Tanakh (Jewish Bible):  In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah, Ahaz the son of Jotham the king of Judah became king.  [English Translation, Ⓒ Copyright The Judaica Press All rights reserved.]

1. “In the seventeenth year of Pekah the son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jotham king of Judah began to reign.”

a. [In the] seventeenth [Strong: 7651 sheba` sheh'-bah or (masculine) shibrah {shib-aw'}; from 7650; a primitive cardinal number; seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number:--(+ by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times).]

b. [Strong: 6240 `asar aw-sawr' for 6235; ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth:--(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-)teen(-th), + eleven(-th), + sixscore thousand, + twelve(-th).]

year [Strong: 8141 shaneh shaw-neh' (in plura or (feminine) shanah {shaw-naw'}; from 8138; a year (as a revolution of time):--+ whole age, X long, + old, year(X -ly).]

c. [of] Pekah [Strong: 6492 Peqach peh'-kakh from 6491; watch; Pekach, an Israelite king:--Pekah.]

d. son [Strong: 1121 ben bane from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.]

d. [of] Remaliah [Strong: 7425 Rmalyahuw rem-al-yaw'-hoo from an unused root and 3050 (perhaps meaning to deck); Jah has bedecked; Remaljah, an Israelite:--Remaliah.]

e. Ahaz [Strong: 271 'Achaz aw-khawz' from 270; possessor; Achaz, the name of a Jewish king and of an Israelite:--Ahaz.]

f. [the] son [Strong: 1121 ben bane from 1129; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.)):--+ afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.]

g. [of] Jotham [Strong: 3147 Yowtham yo-thawm' from 3068 and 8535; Jehovah (is) perfect; Jotham, the name of three Israelites:--Jotham.]

h. king [Strong: 4428 melek meh'-lek from 4427; a king:--king, royal.]

i. [of] Judah [Strong: 3063 Yhuwdah yeh-hoo-daw' from 3034; celebrated; Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory:--Judah.]

j. [began to] reign [Strong: 4427 malak maw-lak' a primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counsel:--consult, X indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, X surely.]

1).  Ahaz was the first king of Judah, mentioned that he engaged in child sacrifice. The beginning of his reign was 735 B. C. He began to reign in the seventh year of Pekah the second last king of Israel. Pekah reigned from 752 to 732 B.C. The last king of Israel was Hoshea and he reigned from 732-722 B.C. So Ahaz reigned from 735-715 B.C., seven years past the time Israel was taken into captivity by Assyria. This passage notes that Ahaz engaged in child sacrifice, the first king of Judah mentioned, but that kings of Israel, the northern kingdom had already been doing it. When they started killing their children is not known to me.