2 Kings 8:17
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
What it says
Jehoram is thirty-two when he becomes king, and he reigns eight years in Jerusalem.
What it is doing
This verse supplies the formal details of his reign.
In context
16In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah. 17Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. 18And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD. 19Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.