2nd Kings Chapter 8 verse 17 Holy Bible
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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He was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years.
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He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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Thirty-two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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a son of thirty and two years was he in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 17. - Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. The eight years seem to be counted from his association in the kingdom by his father in his twenty-third year. He reigned as sole king only six years.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(17) Thirty and two years old . . . in Jerusalem.--Comp. the similar notices in 2 Kings 12 and the succeeding chapters. How different are these short annalistic summaries, the work of the Judaean compiler, from the rich and flowing narratives about Elijah and Elisha!
