2 Kings 8:17
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Kings 8:17 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Kings 8:17 is a verse from the book of 2 Kings in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Kings 8:17 — KJV
“Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.”
— 2 Kings 8:17 (KJV)
2 Kings 8:17 in Context — About the Book of 2 Kings
2 Kings races through the divided kingdom's final centuries — Elisha's double-portion miracles, kings good and evil, and finally exile to Assyria and Babylon. Yet miracles keep breaking in: floating axe heads, healed lepers, resurrection. God stays powerfully present even in national decline.
Cross-References for 2 Kings 8:17
“Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:17: thirty, two, years
“Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings. without...: Heb. without desire”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:17: thirty, two, years
“Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem one and thirty years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:17: thirty, years, old
“Josiah was eight years old when he began to reign, and he reigned thirty and one years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jedidah, the daughter of Adaiah of Boscath.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:17: thirty, years, old
“And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Kings 8:17: thirty, two, years
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