Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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Gill's Exposition
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign,.... The second time, in the lifetime of his father:
and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem; which ended in the twelfth year of Joram king of…
The passage is parenthetic, resuming the history of the kingdom of Judah from 1Ki 22:50. 2Ki 8:16 The opening words are - “In the fifth year of Joram, son of Ahab, king of Israel, and of Jehoshaphat,…
Adam Clarke
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,…
We have here a brief account of the life and reign of Jehoram (or Joram), one of the worst of the kings of Judah, but the son and successor of Jehoshaphat, one of the best. Note, 1. Parents cannot…
Cambridge Bible
when hebegan to reign The narrative of the Chronicler (2Ch 21:2-4) tells how at the commencement of his reign Jehoram slew his seven brothers as well as some of the princes of Israel. Thus he proved…