17 Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken. Since he had no son, Joram[a](A) became king in his place. This happened in the second year of Judah’s King Jehoram(B) son of Jehoshaphat.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 1:17 Lit Jehoram; 2Kg 8:16
  2. 2 Kings 1:17 LXX omits in the second year . . . Jehoshaphat

17 So he died,(A) according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken.

Because Ahaziah had no son, Joram[a](B) succeeded him as king in the second year of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 1:17 Hebrew Jehoram, a variant of Joram

Israel’s King Joram

Joram son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria during the eighteenth year of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat and reigned 12 years.(A)

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Moab Revolts

Joram[a](A) son of Ahab became king of Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned twelve years.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 3:1 Hebrew Jehoram, a variant of Joram; also in verse 6