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Legacy Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 21:5

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Influence;   Jehoram;   Thompson Chain Reference - Jehoram, or Joram;   Joram or Jehoram;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Joram or Jehoram;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ahaziah;   Athaliah;   Jehoram;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jehoiada;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Joram, Jehoram;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Athaliah;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Israel;   Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ahaziah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Hebrew Names Version
Yehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Yerushalayim.
King James Version
Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
New Century Version
He was thirty-two years old when he began to rule, and he ruled eight years in Jerusalem.
New English Translation
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
Jehoram was thirty-two years of age when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.
World English Bible
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Iehoram was two and thirtie yeere olde, when he began to reigne, and he reigned eyght yeere in Ierusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
Contemporary English Version
He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he ruled eight years from Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
He was thirty-two years old when he began his reign, and he ruled eight years in Yerushalayim.
Darby Translation
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jehoram was 32 years old when he began to rule. He ruled eight years in Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Good News Translation
Jehoram became king at the age of thirty-two, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.
Lexham English Bible
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
Jehoram was a son of thirty two years when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Two & thirtie yeare olde was Ioram whan he was made kynge, & reigned eight yeare at Ierusale,
American Standard Version
Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Iehoram was thirtie and two yeres olde when he began to raigne, and he raigned eyght yeres in Hierusalem.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
King James Version (1611)
Iehoram was thirtie and two yeeres olde when hee began to reigne, and hee reigned eight yeeres in Ierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
When he was thirty and two years old, Joram succeeded to his kingdom, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Joram was of two and thritti yeer, whanne he bigan to regne; and he regnede eiyte yeer in Jerusalem.
Update Bible Version
Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Webster's Bible Translation
Jehoram [was] thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
New King James Version
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
New Life Bible
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king. And he ruled for eight years in Jerusalem.
New Revised Standard
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thirty-two years old, was Jehoram when he began to reign, - and, eight years, reigned he in Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
Joram was two and thirty years old when he began to reign: and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
Jeho'ram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
A son of thirty and two years [is] Jehoram in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,
THE MESSAGE
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. He imitated Israel's kings and married into the Ahab dynasty. God considered him an evil man. But despite that, because of his covenant with David, God was not yet ready to destroy the descendants of David; he had, after all, promised to keep a light burning for David and his sons.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

1And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son became king in his place. 2Now he had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azaryahu, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. 3And their father gave them many gifts of silver, gold, and precious things, with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn. 4So Jehoram arose over the kingdom of his father and strengthened himself, and he killed all his brothers with the sword, and some of the commanders of Israel also. 5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for Ahab's daughter was his wife; and he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. 7However, Yahweh was not willing to make the house of David a ruin because of the covenant which He had cut with David, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and his sons forever. 8In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah and made a king over themselves. 9Then Jehoram crossed over with his commanders and all his chariots with him. And he arose by night and struck down the Edomites who were surrounding him and the commanders of the chariots. 10So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his fathers.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3112-3119, bc 892-885

Jehoram: "In consort, 2 Kings 8:17." 2 Chronicles 21:5

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 22:50 - Jehoram 2 Chronicles 21:20 - Thirty and two

Cross-References

Genesis 17:1
Now it happened that when Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him,"I am God Almighty;Walk before Me and be blameless,
Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said in his heart, "Will a son be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a son?"
Romans 4:19
And without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah's womb;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Ver. 5-10. Jehoram was thirty two years old,.... Of these verses,

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