¹⁷ So he died,^(A) according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken.

Because Ahaziah had no son, Joram^[a](B) succeeded him as king in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah.

Moab Revolts

3 Joram^[a](A) son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned twelve years.

⁶ So at that time King Joram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.

²⁴ Then Jehu drew his bow^(A) and shot Joram between the shoulders. The arrow pierced his heart and he slumped down in his chariot.

⁵ He also followed their counsel when he went with Joram^[a] son of Ahab king of Israel to wage war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead.^(A) The Arameans wounded Joram; ⁶ so he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramoth^[b] in his battle with Hazael^(B) king of Aram.

Then Ahaziah^[c] son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to see Joram son of Ahab because he had been wounded.

⁷ Through Ahaziah’s^(C) visit to Joram, God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.