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2 Kings 8:16-18
English Standard Version
2 Kings 8:16-18
English Standard Version
Jehoram Reigns in Judah
16 In the fifth year of (A)Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah,[a] Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, began to reign. 17 He was (B)thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for (C)the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
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- 2 Kings 8:16 Septuagint, Syriac lack when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah
2 Kings 8:16-18
New International Version
2 Kings 8:16-18
New International Version
Jehoram King of Judah(A)
16 In the fifth year of Joram(B) son of Ahab king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, Jehoram(C) son of Jehoshaphat began his reign as king of Judah. 17 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. 18 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for he married a daughter(D) of Ahab. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord.
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