Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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Interpretation
Jehoram hated his brethren, and slew them, for the same reason that Cain hated Abel, and slew him, because their piety condemned his impiety.
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This thought runs through 2 Chronicles 21:5-7.
Glossary
- Jehoram Person
- Jehovah-exalted. (1. ) Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on the occasion of his victory over Hadadezer ( 2 Sam. 8:10 ). (2. ) A Levite of the family of Gershom ( 1 Chr. 26:25 ).
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.