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2 Kings 8:15-17
Evangelical Heritage Version
2 Kings 8:15-17
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 But the next day, he took a thick cloth, dipped it in water, and spread it on the king’s face so that he died. Then Hazael became king in his place.
Jehoram (Joram) Son of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah
16 In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab, the king of Israel, while Jehoshaphat was king of Judah,[a] Jehoram[b] son of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, became king. 17 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he was king for eight years in Jerusalem.
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- 2 Kings 8:16 Some Greek and Syriac manuscripts do not include the words while Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, but these words signal that Jehoram became king while his father was still alive. Such co-regencies were not unusual among the kings of Judah, beginning with David and Solomon.
- 2 Kings 8:16 Jehoram is a variant spelling of Joram. In the rest of this account this king of Judah is called Joram. It appears that the compilers of Kings and Chronicles retained whatever spelling was used in their sources, even when their account was a composite of sources. In 2 Chronicles 21 this king is called Jehoram.
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