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


In Context

14 Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master, who said to him, |What did Elisha say to you?| He answered, |He told me that you would surely recover.|

15 It happened on the next day, that he took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died. Then Hazael reigned in his place.

16 In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah then, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.

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

18 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab; for he had the daughter of Ahab as wife. He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

19 However Yahweh would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.

2 Kings 8:17 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

8:17He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.

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 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.