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New Testament
2 Kings 8:16-24
Jehoram (Joram) Son of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah
16In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab, the king of Israel, while Jehoshaphat was king of Judah,[] Jehoram[] son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, became king. 17He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he was king for eight years in Jerusalem. 18He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did, because the daughter of Ahab was his wife. So he did evil in the eyes of the Lord. 19But for the sake of his servant David, the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, because he had said that he would give a lamp to David and to his sons forever.
20During his days, Edom broke away from the control of Judah and set a king over themselves. 21So Joram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. At night he rose up and attacked the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but his army fled to their tents.[] 22So Edom has been in revolt against Judah to this day. Libnah also rebelled at the same time.
23As for the rest of Joram's acts and everything he did, are they not written in the Book of the Annals the Kings of Judah? 24Joram rested with his fathers, and he was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Then his son Ahaziah became king in his place.
Footnotes
- 8:16 Some Greek and Syriac manuscripts do not include the words while Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, but these words signal that Jehoram became king while his father was still alive. Such co-regencies were not unusual among the kings of Judah, beginning with David and Solomon.
- 8:16 Jehoram is a variant spelling of Joram. In the rest of this account this king of Judah is called Joram. It appears that the compilers of Kings and Chronicles retained whatever spelling was used in their sources, even when their account was a composite of sources. In 2 Chronicles 21 this king is called Jehoram.
- 8:21 The Hebrew reads the people fled to their tents, which here seems to refer to their homes. Athough the king of Judah broke the siege, the Judean army ran for home.