¹⁷ He was ^(A)thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. ¹⁸ And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for ^(B)the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. ¹⁹ Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah, for the sake of His servant David, ^(C)as He promised him to give a lamp to him and his sons forever.

²⁰ In his days ^(D)Edom revolted against Judah’s authority, ^(E)and made a king over themselves. ²¹ So ^[a]Joram went to Zair, and all his chariots with him. Then he rose by night and attacked the Edomites who had surrounded him and the captains of the chariots; and the troops fled to their tents. ²² Thus Edom has been in revolt against Judah’s authority to this day. ^(F)And Libnah revolted at that time.