A Legacy of Desires: Reflecting on 2 Chronicles 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." - 2 Chronicles 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." - 2 Chronicles 21:{verse.verse_number}

As we delve into the accounts of the kings of Judah, we come across a poignant and somewhat sobering verse in 2 Chronicles 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."

This verse encapsulates a life and reign marked by mediocrity and a lackluster legacy. King Jehoram, the subject of this passage, ascended to the throne at 32. He ruled for eight years, and upon his death, he left a profound lack of desire from his people. The stark contrast between being buried in the city of David and not resting among the kings lays bare the implications of his reign: it was significant enough to give him a burial in the holy city, but not revered enough to afford him the honor reserved for the great kings of Israel and Judah.

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2 Chronicles 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."

2 Chronicles 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."

"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." - 2 Chronicles 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." - 2 Chronicles 21:20

2 Chronicles 20:21

2 Chronicles 20:21

2 Chronicles 20:21 - "And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever."

2 Chronicles 20:21 - "And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say, Praise the LORD; for his mercy endureth for ever."

2 Chronicles 21:9

2 Chronicles 21:9

2 Chronicles 20:37

2 Chronicles 20:37

2 Chronicles 20:28

2 Chronicles 20:28

2 Chronicles 11:20

2 Chronicles 11:20

2 Chronicles 20:18

2 Chronicles 20:18

1 Chronicles 21:20 - "And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat."

1 Chronicles 21:20 - "And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat."

1 Peter 2:20-21

1 Peter 2:20-21

2 Chronicles 30:20 - "And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people."

2 Chronicles 30:20 - "And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people."

1 Chronicles 2:20 - "And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel."

1 Chronicles 2:20 - "And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel."

2 Chronicles 20:28 - "And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD."

2 Chronicles 20:28 - "And they came to Jerusalem with psalteries and harps and trumpets unto the house of the LORD."

2 Chronicles 4:21 - "And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;"

2 Chronicles 4:21 - "And the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, made he of gold, and that perfect gold;"

2 Chronicles 21:18 - "¶ And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease."

2 Chronicles 21:18 - "¶ And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease."

2 Chronicles 20:13 - "And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children."

2 Chronicles 20:13 - "And all Judah stood before the LORD, with their little ones, their wives, and their children."

2 Kings 20:21 - "And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead."

2 Kings 20:21 - "And Hezekiah slept with his fathers: and Manasseh his son reigned in his stead."

2 Kings 21:20 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did."

2 Kings 21:20 - "And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did."

2 Chronicles 32:20 - "And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven."

2 Chronicles 32:20 - "And for this cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, prayed and cried to heaven."

2 Kings 20:20 - "¶ And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"

2 Kings 20:20 - "¶ And the rest of the acts of Hezekiah, and all his might, and how he made a pool, and a conduit, and brought water into the city, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"

2 Chronicles 20:5 - "¶ And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,"

2 Chronicles 20:5 - "¶ And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD, before the new court,"

2 Chronicles 20:8 - "And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,"

2 Chronicles 20:8 - "And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying,"

2 Chronicles 18:20-21 - "Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so."

2 Chronicles 18:20-21 - "Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice him. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said, Thou shalt entice him, and thou shalt also prevail: go out, and do even so."

2 Kings 15:21 - "¶ And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"

2 Kings 15:21 - "¶ And the rest of the acts of Menahem, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?"

2 Chronicles 24:21 - "And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD."

2 Chronicles 24:21 - "And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD."

2 Chronicles 29:20 - "¶ Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD."

2 Chronicles 29:20 - "¶ Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD."

2 Chronicles 23:21 - "And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword."

2 Chronicles 23:21 - "And all the people of the land rejoiced: and the city was quiet, after that they had slain Athaliah with the sword."

2 Chronicles 21:8 - "¶ In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king."

2 Chronicles 21:8 - "¶ In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king."

2 Chronicles 20:3 - "And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah."

2 Chronicles 20:3 - "And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the LORD, and proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah."