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2 Kings 8:16

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King Jehoram of Judah—2 Chronicles 21:2–11; 21:16–22:1

16Joram (Ahab’s son) was in his fifth year as king of Israel when Jehoram,ason of King Jehoshaphat of Judah, began to rule. Jehoram ruled while Jehoshaphat was still king of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. a8:16 In the Masoretic Text this king of Judah is also called Joram, a shorter form of Jehoram.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, began to reign.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat began his reign as king of Judah.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the fifth year of Israel’s King Joram son of Ahab, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat became king of Judah, replacing his father.

NLTNew Living Translation

Jehoram son of King Jehoshaphat of Judah began to rule over Judah in the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now in the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Joram son of Jehoshaphat became the king of Judah.

KJV 1900King James Version

And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.