2 Chronicles 21:5
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.
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.
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Compare
- BSB
- Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
- KJV
- Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
- WEB
- Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
- ASV
- Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
- DARBY
- Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
- BLB
- Jehoram was a son of thirty-two years in his reigning, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
- ÅB
- Joram var to og tretti år gammel da han ble konge, og regjerte åtte år i Jerusalem.
- OTB
- Joram var trettito år gammel da han begynte å regjere, og han regjerte i åtte år i Jerusalem.
- B1930
- Joram 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 Kings 8:17–22
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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