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2 Kings 8:16-24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
2 Kings 8:16-24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Judah’s King Jehoram
16 In the fifth year(A) of Israel’s King Joram(B) son of Ahab, Jehoram[a](C) son of Jehoshaphat became king of Judah, replacing his father.[b](D) 17 He was 32 years old when he became king and reigned eight years in Jerusalem.(E) 18 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for Ahab’s daughter was his wife. He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.(F) 19 The Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah because of His servant David, since He had promised to give a lamp(G) to David and his sons forever.(H)
20 During Jehoram’s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah’s control and appointed their own king.(I) 21 So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. Then at night he set out to attack the Edomites who had surrounded him and the chariot commanders, but his troops fled to their tents.(J) 22 So Edom is still in rebellion against Judah’s control today. Libnah(K) also rebelled at that time.
23 The rest of the events of Jehoram’s reign, along with all his accomplishments, are written in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings.(L) 24 Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Ahaziah became king in his place.(M)
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- 2 Kings 8:16 = The Lord is Exalted
- 2 Kings 8:16 Lit Judah; Jehoshaphat had been king of Judah
2 Kings 8:16-24
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2 Kings 8:16-24
International Standard Version
Jehoram Comes to the Throne of Judah
16 Sometime during the fifth year of the reign of Ahab’s son Joram, king of Israel (while Jehoshaphat was still ruling as king of Judah), Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram ascended to the throne of Judah. 17 He was 32 years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years. 18 He lived his life like the kings of Israel did, following the example of Ahab’s household when he married Ahab’s daughter and practiced what was evil in the Lord’s presence.[a] 19 But the Lord remained unwilling to destroy Judah for the sake of his servant David, since he had promised to keep[b] David’s lamp burning brightly through his descendants every day.
20 During Jehoram’s lifetime, Edom rebelled from Judah’s hegemony and appointed a king to rule over themselves. 21 Then Joram crossed over to Zair, along with all of his chariots. At night he attacked the Edomites who had surrounded him and the commanders of his chariots, but the army[c] ran away to their tents. 22 Edom remains in rebellion against Judah to this day, and Libnah revolted at the same time. 23 The rest of the official[d] acts of Joram, along with everything else that he did, are recorded in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah,[e] are they not?
Ahaziah Succeeds Jehoram
24 After Jehoram was laid to rest with his ancestors in the City of David, his son Ahaziah replaced him as king.
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- 2 Kings 8:18 Lit. sight
- 2 Kings 8:19 Lit. give
- 2 Kings 8:21 Lit. people
- 2 Kings 8:23 The Heb. lacks official
- 2 Kings 8:23 An ancient chronicle of Israel, apparently now lost; and so throughout the book
2 Kings 8:16-24
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2 Kings 8:16-24
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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. 19 Nevertheless, for the sake of his servant David, the Lord was not willing to destroy(E) Judah. He had promised to maintain a lamp(F) for David and his descendants forever.
20 In the time of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against Judah and set up its own king.(G) 21 So Jehoram[a] went to Zair with all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he rose up and broke through by night; his army, however, fled back home. 22 To this day Edom has been in rebellion(H) against Judah. Libnah(I) revolted at the same time.
23 As for the other events of Jehoram’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 24 Jehoram rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. And Ahaziah his son succeeded him as king.
Footnotes
- 2 Kings 8:21 Hebrew Joram, a variant of Jehoram; also in verses 23 and 24
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