17 a son of thirty and two years was he in his reigning, and eight years he hath reigned in Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 8:17

Commentary on 2 Kings 8:16-24

(Read 2 Kings 8:16-24)

A general idea is given of Jehoram's badness. His father, no doubt, had him taught the true knowledge of the Lord, but did ill to marry him to the daughter of Ahab; no good could come of union with an idolatrous family.