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2Ch 21:20 — 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.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Entire Verse.		A. M. 3119. B.C. 885.
Thirty and two		2Ch 21:5
without being desired		Heb. without desire. That is, without being regretted: no one wished him to live any longer. He was hated while he lived, and neglected when he died. 2Ch 23:21; Pro 10:7; Jer 22:18,28

Correlating Passages

Thirty and two

2Ch 21:5

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

without being desired

	2Ch 23:21	And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword.
	Pro 10:7	The memory of the just [is] blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
	Jer 22:18	Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah; They shall not lament for him, [saying], Ah my brother! or, Ah sister! they shall not lament for him, [saying], Ah lord! or, Ah his glory!
	Jer 22:28	[Is] this man Coniah a despised broken idol? [is he] a vessel wherein [is] no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Chronicles 21:20," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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