2 Chronicles 21:20 Meaning
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.
Context Explained
18And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
19And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
20Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.
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Related Cross References
1 Kings 22:37
Both verses discuss the death of a king and his lack of legacy.
2 Kings 8:24
This verse also describes the reign and death of Jehoram.
2 Chronicles 21:19
This verse explains the circumstances of Jehoram's death.
Source: 2 Chronicles 21:20