2 Chronicles 21:5 meaning and explanation
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
2 Chronicles 21:5, Berean Standard Bible
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This is the standard regnal formula the Chronicler uses for each king of Judah, giving Jehoram's age at accession and the length of his reign in Jerusalem. It sits between his slaughter of his brothers and the verdict that he walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, so the brief notice quietly frames a reign begun in bloodshed.
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