2 Chronicles 21:5
Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 21:5 in other translations
| BSB | Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | A son of thirty and two years is Jehoram in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, |
| DARBY | Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. |
| BBE | Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years. |
| Webster | Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. |
What does 2 Chronicles 21:5 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 21:1-11
Jehoram hated his brethren, and slew them, for the same reason that Cain hated Abel, and slew him, because their piety condemned his impiety. In the mystery of Providence such men sometimes prosper for a time; but the Lord has righteous purposes in permitting such events, part of which may now be made out, and the rest will be seen hereafter.
2 Chronicles 21:5 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 21:5
- 2 Kings 8:17-22
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 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. 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. In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. …
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 21:4
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.
- 2 Chronicles 21:5
Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
- 2 Chronicles 21:6
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.
2 Chronicles 21:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Cuando comenzó á reinar era de treinta y dos años, y reinó ocho años en Jerusalem. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Joram était âgé de 32 ans lorsqu’il commença de régner; et il régna huit ans à Jérusalem. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Zweiunddreißig Jahre war Joram alt, als er König wurde, und er regierte acht Jahre zu Jerusalem. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Triginta duorum annorum erat Joram cum regnare cœpisset, et octo annis regnavit in Jerusalem. |