17Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 16-24)We have here a brief account of the life and reign of Jehoram (or Joram), one of the worst of the kings of Judah, but the son and successor of Jehoshaphat, one of the best. Note, 1. Parents cannot give grace to their children. Many that have themselves been godly have had the grief and shame of seeing those that came forth out of their bowels wicked and vile. Let not the families that are thus aff…
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