2 Kings 8:16-18

International Standard Version

Jehoram Comes to the Throne of Judah

¹⁶ Sometime during the fifth year of the reign of Ahab’s son Joram, king of Israel (while Jehoshaphat was still ruling as king of Judah), Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram ascended to the throne of Judah. ¹⁷ He was 32 years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years. ¹⁸ He lived his life like the kings of Israel did, following the example of Ahab’s household when he married Ahab’s daughter and practiced what was evil in the Lord’s presence.^[a]