2 Chronicles 21:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.”

2 Chronicles 21:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Chronicles 21:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Chronicles 21:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.”

2 Chronicles 21:5 — World English Bible

2 Chronicles 21:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.”

2 Chronicles 21:5 — American Standard Version

2 Chronicles 21:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A son of thirty and two years <FI>is<Fi> Jehoram in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,”

2 Chronicles 21:5 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 21:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.”

2 Chronicles 21:5 — Darby Translation

2 Chronicles 21:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Iehoram was two and thirtie yeere olde, when he began to reigne, and he reigned eyght yeere in Ierusalem.”

2 Chronicles 21:5 — Geneva Bible

2 Chronicles 21:5 in Context — 2 Chronicles 21

3 And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.

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.

5 Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

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.

7 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.

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What Does 2 Chronicles 21:5 Mean?

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