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 thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.^{(E) 18} He walked in the ways 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} For the sake of his servant David, the Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah, since he had promised to give a lamp^[c](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 ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, and his son Ahaziah became king in his place.^(M)