2 Kings 8:16-24

Modern English Version

Jehoram, King of Judah^(A)

¹⁶ In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became king. ¹⁷ He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. ¹⁸ He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. He did evil in the sight of the Lord. ¹⁹ Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of His servant David, since He promised to give a lamp to him and his sons perpetually.

²⁰ In his days Edom rebelled against the rule of Judah, and they put a king over themselves. ²¹ So Jehoram crossed over to Zair, all his chariots with him, and he rose at night and struck Edom and the captains of their chariots who had surrounded him. But the people fled to their tents. ²² So Edom has been in rebellion against the rule of Judah until this day. Libnah rebelled at the same time.

²³ The rest of the deeds of Jehoram and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? ²⁴ So Jehoram slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.