2 Kings 8:17
He was two and thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
In Context
Cross References
2 Chronicles 21:5Joram was two and thirty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 8:17-25
The Reign of Jehoram. ( b. c. 884.) 16 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. 17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord . 19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his… Read the whole commentary →