^5 (A)Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. ^6 (B)And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, ^(C)for Ahab’s daughter was his wife; and he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh. ⁷ However, Yahweh was not willing to make the house of David a ruin because of the covenant which He had cut with David, ^(D)and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and his sons forever.