Bible Strands
2 Kings 8:17
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the accession and duration of Jehoram’s reign in Jerusalem, situated chronologically after the fifth year of Joram’s rule over Israel.
The words — שְׁלֹשִׁים (she.lo.Shim) means thirty, and שְׁמֹנֶה (she.mo.Neh) means eight, specifying the monarch’s age at coronation and the exact length of his rule.
The thread — This chronological formula appears identically in 2 Chronicles 21:5 and follows the standard regnal framework used throughout Kings and Chronicles to track Judean monarchs.
Why it lands — The text establishes a factual baseline of age and reign length before evaluating the king’s moral and political choices against the covenant.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 21:5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.