2 Kings 8:16–29

JUDAH’S KING JEHORAM

16 In the fifth yearj of Israel’s King Joramk son of Ahab, JehoramA,l son of Jehoshaphat became king of Judah, replacing his father.B,m 17 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.n 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.o 19 For the sake of his servant David, the Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah, since he had promised to give a lampp,C to David and his sons forever.q

20 During Jehoram’s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah’s control and appointed their own king.r 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.s 22 So Edom is still in rebellion against Judah’s control today. Libnaht 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.u 24 Jehoram rested with his ancestors and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Ahaziah became king in his place.v

JUDAH’S KING AHAZIAH

25 In the twelfth year of Israel’s King Joram son of Ahab,w Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.x 26 Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Athaliah, granddaughter of Israel’s King Omri.y 27 He walked in the ways of the house of Ahab and did what was evil in the Lord’s sight like the house of Ahab,z for his father had married intoD the house of Ahab.

28 Ahaziah went with Joram son of Ahab to fight against King Hazaelaa of Aram in Ramoth-gilead,ab and the Arameans wounded Joram. 29 So King Joram returned to Jezreelac to recover from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him in Ramoth-gileadE when he fought against Aram’s King Hazael.ad Then Judah’s King Ahaziah son of Jehoram went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab since Joram was ill.