2 Kings 8:15-17

International Standard Version

¹⁵ But the very next day, Hazael^[a] grabbed a thick covering, soaked it in water, and spread it over the king’s^[b] face, and he suffocated.^[c] Then Hazael succeeded Ben-hadad^[d] as king.

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.