The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 21:5 Explained

2 Chronicles 21:5

KJV: Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

YLT: A son of thirty and two years is Jehoram in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem,

Darby: Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

ASV: Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Jehoram  [was] thirty  and two  years  old  when he began to reign,  and he reigned  eight  years  in Jerusalem. 

What does 2 Chronicles 21:5 Mean?

Study Notes

began
Began, that is, as co-king. 2 Chronicles 22:2 .
Jehoram
Jehoram reigned for a time as co-king with his father. 2 Kings 8:16 .

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 21

1  Jehoram, succeeding Jehoshaphat, slays his brothers
5  His wicked reign
8  Edom and Libnah revolt
12  The prophecy of Elijah against him in writing
16  Philistines and Arabians oppress him
18  His incurable disease, infamous death, and burial

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 21:5 mean?

Old thirty and two years Joram [was] when he became king and eight years he reigned in Jerusalem
בֶּן־ שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם שָׁנָ֖ה יְהוֹרָ֣ם בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣ה שָׁנִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם

בֶּן־  Old 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים  thirty 
Parse: Number, common plural
Root: שְׁלֹשִׁים  
Sense: thirty, thirtieth.
וּשְׁתַּ֛יִם  and  two 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, fd
Root: שְׁנַיִם  
Sense: two.
שָׁנָ֖ה  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
יְהוֹרָ֣ם  Joram  [was] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹורָם 
Sense: son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and himself king of Judah for 8 years; his wife was the wicked Athaliah who was probably the instigator for his returning the nation of Judah to the worship of Baal.
בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ  when  he  became  king 
Parse: Preposition-b, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: מָלַךְ 
Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
וּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣ה  and  eight 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Number, feminine singular
Root: שְׁמֹנֶה  
Sense: eight, eighth.
שָׁנִ֔ים  years 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: שָׁנָה  
Sense: year.
מָלַ֖ךְ  he  reigned 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: מָלַךְ 
Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם  in  Jerusalem 
Parse: Preposition-b, Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: יְרוּשָׁלַםִ  
Sense: the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.

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