2 Kings 8:17

17 He was thirty-two years old when he began his rule, and was king for eight years in Jerusalem.

2 Kings 8:17 In-Context

15 But the very next day, someone took a heavy quilt, soaked it in water, covered the king's face, and suffocated him. Now Hazael was king.
16 In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah became king.
17 He was thirty-two years old when he began his rule, and was king for eight years in Jerusalem.
18 He copied the way of life of the kings of Israel, marrying into the Ahab family and continuing the Ahab line of sin - from God's point of view, an evil man living an evil life.
19 But despite that, because of his servant David, God was not ready to destroy Judah. He had, after all, promised to keep a lamp burning through David's descendants.
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