KJV King James Version
Jehoram [was] thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
2 Chronicles 21:5
Jehoram [was] thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
WEB World English Bible
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
ASV American Standard Version
Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
A son of thirty and two years is Jehoram in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 21
2 And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these [were] the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
3 And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he [was] the firstborn.
4 Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and [divers] also of the princes of Israel.
5 Jehoram [was] thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD.
7 Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons for ever.
8 In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.
Topics connected to this verse
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
בֶּן־H1121 · benson: childשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםH7970 · she.lo.shimthirtyוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoשָׁנָ֖הH8141 · sha.nehyearיְהוֹרָ֣םH3088 · ye.ho.ramJehoramבְּמָלְכ֑וֹH4427 · ma.lakhto reignוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הH8083 · she.mo.neheightשָׁנִ֔יםH8141 · sha.nehyearמָלַ֖ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃H3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalem
HISTORICAL INTERPRETATION
Compare classic commentaries on 2 Chronicles 21:5
Put Matthew Henry, Adam Clarke, Calvin, Wesley, Barnes, Jamieson–Fausset–Brown, Aquinas’ Catena and other public-domain sources beside the passage.
Compare commentaries →