New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Kings

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Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Jehoiakim "the LORD raises up," three Isr. Noun H3079 יְהֹויָקִ֣ים ye·ho·v·ya·kim
was twenty-five twenty Noun H6242 עֶשְׂרִ֨ים es·rim
Analysis:

Five: Incompletion or lacking

For a person to understand the meaning of the number “five”, one must first realize that the meaning of the number ten is completion or wholeness. Since five is half of ten, the idea is that the number five represents incompletion or that which is lacking. A Scripture that expresses this idea is found in the book of John. At a place called Beit Chesed (Bethesda), there was a pool whose waters healed the sick. The reader is told that around the pool there were five porches. It is stated that on these five porches laid individuals who were not whole. Some were paralyzed and the rest of them had a variety of health problems. It is not a chance happening that these people who were lacking their health were on five porches. Another well-known passage that contains the number five is found in I Samuel 17. In the account of David and Goliath, David picks up five stones (see I Samuel 17:40). Why is the reader told the specific number and not simply that David had gathered a few stones? The answer is to assist the reader in understanding that the stone, which David hurled at Goliath, was not the source of victory. Rather, this was only the means that God used to accomplish His victory. In other words, the stone and even David, who hurled this stone at Goliath, were insufficient to bring about this victory.

One of the first places where the idea of "lacking" or "incompleteness" is seen regarding the number five is in the book of Genesis. In chapter 18, two angels are sent to Sodom to destroy the city. God tells Abraham that if 50 righteous people are found in the city, then the city will be free of this punishment (We will learn that the number 50 is related to freedom when this number is studied). This is revealed to Abraham and he responds saying, perhaps the city will lack 50 righteous people by five. It is significant that Abraham uses the number five when referring to the city lacking enough righteous people. 

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years a year Noun H8141 שָׁנָ֨ה sha·nah
old son Noun H1121 בֶּן־ ben-
when he became to be or become king or queen, to reign Verb H4427 בְּמָלְכֹ֔ו be·ma·le·chov,
king, and he reigned to be or become king or queen, to reign Verb H4427 מָלַ֖ךְ ma·lach
eleven one Adjective H259 וְאַחַ֤ת ve·'a·chat
years a year Noun H8141 שָׁנָ֔ה sha·nah,
in Jerusalem; probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr. Noun H3389 בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם bi·ru·sha·lim;
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and his mother's a mother Noun H517 אִמֹּ֔ו im·mov,
name a name Noun H8034 וְשֵׁ֣ם ve·shem
[was] Zebidah mother of Jehoiakim Noun H2080 (זְבוּדָּ֥ה ze·vud·dah
the daughter daughter Noun H1323 בַת־ vat-
of Pedaiah "Yah has ransomed," the name of several Isr. Noun H6305 פְּדָיָ֖ה pe·da·yah
of Rumah. home of Pedaiah Noun H7316 רוּמָֽה׃ ru·mah.

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Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
King James Bible Jehoiakim was twenty-five twenty and five years old when he became king, began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebidah Zebudah, the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.
Hebrew Greek English Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem; and his mother's name was Zebidah the daughter of Pedaiah of Rumah.