17He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.


In Context

14 Then Hazael left Elisha and returned to his master. When Ben-Hadad asked, "What did Elisha say to you?" Hazael replied, "He told me that you would certainly recover."

15 But the next day he took a thick cloth, soaked it in water and spread it over the king's face, so that he died. Then Hazael succeeded him as king.

16 In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat began his reign as king of Judah.

17 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.

18 He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for he married a daughter of Ahab. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord .

19 Nevertheless, for the sake of his servant David, the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah. He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.

2nd Kings 8:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

8:17He was two and thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

8:17Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

8:17Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign. He reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

8:17a son of thirty and two years was he in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

8:17Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.