22:5 He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram9 of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria10 at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.
snJehoram and Joram are alternate spellings of the Israelite king’s name (also in vv. 6–7). The shorter form is used in these verse to avoid confusion with King Jehoram of Judah, father of Azariah.