2 Kings 8 · Verse 17

2 Kings 8:17

Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

2 Kings 8:17, King James Version

2 Kings 8:17 in other translations

BSB	Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
WEB	He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign. He reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
ASV	Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
YLT	a son of thirty and two years was he in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem.
DARBY	He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
BBE	He was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years.
Webster	Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

What does 2 Kings 8:17 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 17 He reigned eight years in Jerusalem - Beginning with the fifth year of Joram, king of Israel. He reigned three years with Jehoshaphat his father, and five years alone; i.e., from A.M. 3112 to 3119, according to Archbishop Usher.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 8:16-24

A general idea is given of Jehoram's badness. His father, no doubt, had him taught the true knowledge of the Lord, but did ill to marry him to the daughter of Ahab; no good could come of union with an idolatrous family.

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2 Kings 8:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בֶּן\־ben-a son ofH1121

שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimthirtyH7970

וּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimand twoH8147

שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141

הָיָ֣הha.Yahhe wasH1961

בְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.Khowhen became king heH4427

וּשְׁמֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.Nehand eightH8083

שָׁנִ֔יםsha.nahyearsH8141

מָלַ֖ךְma.Lakhhe reignedH4427

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃bi.ru.sha.Limin JerusalemH3389

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Cross references for 2 Kings 8:17

2 Chronicles 21:5-10
Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 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. 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. In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king. …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

A.M. 3112-3119. B.C. 892-885.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

2 Kings 8:16
And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
2 Kings 8:17
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
2 Kings 8:18
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.

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2 Kings 8:17 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	De treinta y dos años era cuando comenzó á reinar, y ocho años reinó en Jerusalem.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Il était âgé de 32 ans lorsqu’il commença de régner; et il régna huit ans à Jérusalem.
German Elberfelder 1871	Jahre war er alt, als er König wurde, und er regierte acht Jahre zu Jerusalem.
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Triginta duorum annorum erat cum regnare cœpisset, et octo annis regnavit in Jerusalem.