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2 Chronicles 21:5

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.

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.
Legacy Standard Bible
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

Contextual Overview

1 Jehoshaphat died and was buried in the family cemetery in the City of David. Jehoram his son was the next king. 2Jehoram's brothers were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah—the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Judah. Their father had lavished them with gifts—silver, gold, and other valuables, plus the fortress cities in Judah. But Jehoram was his firstborn son and he gave him the kingdom of Judah. But when Jehoram had taken over his father's kingdom and had secured his position, he killed all his brothers along with some of the government officials. 5Jehoram 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. 8During Jehoram's reign, Edom revolted from Judah's rule and set up their own king. Jehoram responded by setting out with his officers and chariots. Edom surrounded him, but in the middle of the night he and his charioteers broke through the lines and hit Edom hard. 10Edom continues in revolt against Judah right up to the present. Even little Libnah revolted at that time. The evidence accumulated: Since Jehoram had abandoned God , the God of his ancestors, God was abandoning him. He even went so far as to build pagan sacred shrines in the mountains of Judah. He brazenly led Jerusalem away from God, seducing the whole country.

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
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, God showed up and said to him, "I am The Strong God, live entirely before me, live to the hilt! I'll make a covenant between us and I'll give you a huge family."
Genesis 17:17
Abraham fell flat on his face. And then he laughed, thinking, "Can a hundred-year-old man father a son? And can Sarah, at ninety years, have a baby?"
Romans 4:19
Abraham didn't focus on his own impotence and say, "It's hopeless. This hundred-year-old body could never father a child." Nor did he survey Sarah's decades of infertility and give up. He didn't tiptoe around God's promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong, ready for God, sure that God would make good on what he had said. That's why it is said, "Abraham was declared fit before God by trusting God to set him right." But it's not just Abraham; it's also us! The same thing gets said about us when we embrace and believe the One who brought Jesus to life when the conditions were equally hopeless. The sacrificed Jesus made us fit for God, set us right with God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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

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