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Jehoram Reigns in Judah

2 Kings 8:17

In 11 translations

BSB
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
KJV
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
WEB
He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign. He reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
ASV
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
LSV
he was a son of thirty-two years in his reigning, and he has reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
YLT
a son of thirty and two years was he in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem.
DBY
He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
DRC
He was two and thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
GNV
He was two and thirtie yere olde, when he began to reigne: and hee reigned eight yeere in Ierusalem.
JPS
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
LXXE
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.Gr. a son of 32 years in his reigning.

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Where the editions differ

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  • Written (Ketiv): שָׁנָה (“year[s]”). Read aloud (Qere): שָׁנִ֔ים (“years”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Leningrad Codex reads שָׁנִ֔ה; read aloud (Qere) reads שָׁנִ֔ים (“years”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC
בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם שָׁנָ֖ה הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׁמֹנֶ֣ה שנה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Read aloud as (qere): שָׁנִ֔ים
LXX-Br
Υἱὸς τριάκοντα καὶ δύο ἐτῶν ἦν ἐν τῷ βασιλεύειν αὐτὸν, καὶ ὀκτὼ ἔτη ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.

Who and where

📍 Jerusalem◆ Reign of Jehoram

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Chronicles 21:5–10Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of…

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