⁵Jehoram was 32 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. ⁶He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the royal family of Ahab had done. In fact, he got married to a daughter of Ahab. Jehoram did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.

⁷But the Lord didn’t want to destroy the royal family of David. That’s because the Lord had made a covenant with him. He had promised to keep the lamp of David’s kingdom burning brightly for him and his children after him forever.

⁸When Jehoram was king over Judah, Edom refused to remain under Judah’s control. They set up their own king. ⁹So Jehoram went to Edom. He took his officers and all of his chariots with him. The men of Edom surrounded him and his chariot commanders. But he got up at night and fought his way out. ¹⁰To this very day Edom has refused to remain under Judah’s control.

At that same time, Libnah also refused to remain under the control of Judah. That’s because Jehoram had deserted the Lord, the God of his people.

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