2 Kings 8:17
15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
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.
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 servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
- KJV
- Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
- WEB
- He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign. He reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
- ASV
- Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
- DARBY
- He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
- BLB
- He was a son of thirty-two years in his reigning, and eight years he reigned in Jerusalem.
- ÅB
- Han var to og tretti år gammel da han ble konge, og regjerte åtte år i Jerusalem.
- OTB
- Han var trettito år gammel da han først satte seg på tronen, og hans regjeringstid i Jerusalem varte i åtte år.
- B1930
- Han var to og tretti år gammel da han blev konge, og regjerte åtte år i Jerusalem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 21:5–10
Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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