2 Chronicles 21:5

2 Chronicles 21:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
• New International Version (NIV)Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

Context of 2 Chronicles 21:5

3Their father had given them many gifts of silver, gold and other valuable things. He gave them authority over the strong cities of Judah. But Jehoshaphat chose Jehoram be the next king because he was his oldest son. 4Jehoram made himself a strong king to rule over his father's kingdom. Then he killed all his brothers, as well as some of the Israelite leaders. He was 32 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. 6He lived in the same bad way that the kings of Israel did. He did what the family of Ahab had done. He married a daughter of King Ahab and he became as wicked as King Ahab's family was. He did things that the Lord said were evil. 7But the Lord did not want to destroy all David's descendants, because of his promise to David. He had promised that King David would always have descendants who would rule the nation.

2 Chronicles 21:5 word by word

בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם שָׁנָ֖ה יְהוֹרָ֣ם בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣ה שָׁנִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Jehoramיְהוֹרָםyehôrâm · JehoramH3088
• thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• and twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• when he began to reignמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 21:5

• 2 Kings 8:17He was 32 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 21:5

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Jehoram ruled from 848 to 841 BC after sharing the throne with his father for three years.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 21:5

• Influence
• Jehoram

In the dictionaries

• Jehoram
• Jerusalem
• Jehoram; Joram
• Fornication
• Revolt
• Ahaziah

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings