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2 Kings 3:1-2
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Moab's people fight against Israel

3 Ahab's son Jehoram became the king of Israel in Samaria.[a] This happened when Jehoshaphat had been the king of Judah for 18 years. Jehoram ruled Israel as king for 12 years. 2 He did things that the Lord said were evil. But he was not as bad as his father and his mother had been. Jehoram did throw away the stone pillar where people worshipped Baal. His father Ahab had made that pillar.[b]

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  1. 3:1 Jehoram is also called Joram in some Bibles. Samaria was the capital city of Israel.
  2. 3:2 Baal was a false god. Some kings of Israel caused their people to worship Baal. Perhaps this was to keep them away from God's house in Jerusalem.
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2 Kings 3:1-2
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Moab Revolts

3 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. 2 He did evil(B) in the eyes of the Lord, but not as his father(C) and mother had done. He got rid of the sacred stone(D) of Baal that his father had made.

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