Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
WEB
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
YLT
a son of thirty and two years was he in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem.
DBT
He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Kings — Two kingdoms on parallel but diverging arcs. Elisha's ministry; Samaria falls to Assyria in 722 BC; Jerusalem falls to Babylon in 586 BC. Prophets interpose; kings refuse; the exile comes — and closes on a whisper of covenant hope.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (same as 1 Kings)
- Date
- Events c. 852–560 BC; closing coda places composition in the mid-exile, c. 560 BC