2 Kings 8:16

In the fifth year + 8:16 Gr. to. of Joram son of Achaab king of Israel, and while Josaphat was king of Juda, Joram the son of Josaphat king of Juda + 8:16 Gr. reigned. began to reign.

LXX2012 (US English)

In The King 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.

In Context

15And it came to pass on the next day that he took a + 8:15 The Gr. is from the Heb. rug or quilt, etc. thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and put it on his face, and he died: and Azael reigned in his stead.

17+ 8:17 Gr. a son of 32 years in his reigning. Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

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Cross References

2 Kings 1:17So he died according to the word of the Lord which Eliu has spoken.

2 Kings 8:25In the twelfth year + 8:25 Gr. to. of Joram son of Achaab king of Israel, Ochozias son of Joram + 8:25 Gr. reigned. began to reign.

2 Chronicles 21:1And Josaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Joran his son reigned in his stead.

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 8:8-16

Hazael's Barbarity Predicted. ( b. c. 885.) 7 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Benhadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither. 8 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and enquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease? 9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels' burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Benhadad… Read the whole commentary →

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