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2 Kings 8:17

Thirty and two years old was he when he became king, and eight years did he reign in Jerusalem.

Leeser Tanakh

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

16And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Achab the king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being yet king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah became king.

18And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Achab had done; for a daughter of Achab had he for wife: and he did what is evil in the eyes of the Lord.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 21:5Thirty and two years was Jehoram old when he became king, and eight years did he reign 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 →

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