2 Kings 3:1

וִיהוֹרָם בֶּן ־ אַחְאָב מָלַךְ עַל ־ יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּשֹׁמְרוֹן בִּשְׁנַת שְׁמֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵה לִיהוֹשָׁפָט מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וַיִּמְלֹךְ שְׁתֵּים ־ עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.

In Context

2וַיַּעֲשֶׂה הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה רַק לֹא כְאָבִיו וּכְאִמּוֹ וַיָּסַר אֶת ־ מַצְּבַת הַבַּעַל אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה אָבִֽיו ׃

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Cross References

1 Kings 22:51וַיִּשְׁכַּב יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט עִם ־ אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקָּבֵר עִם ־ אֲבֹתָיו בְּעִיר דָּוִד אָבִיו וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהוֹרָם בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו ׃ ס

2 Kings 8:16וּבִשְׁנַת חָמֵשׁ לְיוֹרָם בֶּן ־ אַחְאָב מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוֹשָׁפָט מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה מָלַךְ יְהוֹרָם בֶּן ־ יְהוֹשָׁפָט מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה ׃

Matthew Henry on 2 Kings 3:1

We are now called to attend the public affairs of Israel, in which we shall find Elisha concerned. Here is, I. The general character of Jehoram, king of Israel, ver. 1-3 . II. A war with Moab, in which Jehoram and his allies were engaged, ver. 4-8 . III. The straits which the confederate army were reduced to in their expedition against Moab, and their consulting Elisha in that distress, with the answer of peace he gave them, ver. 9-19 . IV. The glorious issue of this campaign ( ver. 20-25 ) and the barbarous… Read the whole commentary →

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