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2 Chronicles 21:5

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for 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.
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,
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

1 Jehoshaphat passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Jehoram replaced him as king. 2 His brothers, Jehoshaphat's sons, were Azariah, Jechiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah. All of these were sons of King Jehoshaphat of Israel. 3 Their father gave them many presents, including silver, gold, and other precious items, along with fortified cities in Judah. But he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn. 4 Jehoram took control of his father's kingdom and became powerful. Then he killed all his brothers, as well as some of the officials of Israel. 5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. 6 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab's dynasty had done, for he married Ahab's daughter. He did evil in the sight of the Lord . 7 But the Lord was unwilling to destroy David's dynasty because of the promise he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty. 8 During Jehoram's reign Edom freed themselves from Judah's control and set up their own king. 9 Jehoram crossed over to Zair with his officers and all his chariots. The Edomites, who had surrounded him, attacked at night and defeated him and his chariot officers. 10 So Edom has remained free from Judah's control to this very day. At that same time Libnah also rebelled and freed themselves from Judah's control because Jehoram rejected the Lord God of his ancestors.

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 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.
Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself, "Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?"
Romans 4:19
Without being weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead (because he was about one 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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