⁵⁰ Later, Jehoshaphat died, as did his ancestors, and he was buried alongside his ancestors in the City of David. Jehoram his son became king in his place.

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.