17 So he died according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken. Jehoram became king in his place (A)in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, because Ahaziah had no son.

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Moab Rebels Against Israel

(A)In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria, and he reigned twelve years.

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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.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 8:16 Septuagint, Syriac lack when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah

Ahaziah Reigns in Israel

51 Ahaziah the son of Ahab (A)began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned two years over Israel.

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