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it over the king’s face until he died. Then Hazael became the next
king of Aram.
Jehoram son of King Jehoshaphat of Judah began to rule over Judah in
the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel. Jehoram
was t hirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusa
lem eight years. But Jehoram followed the example of the kings of Israel
and was as wicked as King Ahab, for he had married one of Ahab’s daughters. So Jehoram did what was evil in the Lord’s sight. But the Lord did
not want to destroy Judah, for he had promised his servant David that his
descendants would continue to rule, shining like a lamp forever.
During Jehoram’s reign, the Edomites revolted against Judah and crowned
their own king. So Jehoram went with all his chariots to attack the town
of Zair. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but
he went out at night and attacked them under cover of darkness. But
Jehoram’s army deserted him and fled to their homes. So Edom has been
independent from Judah to this day. The town of Libnah also revolted
about that same time.
The rest of the events in Jehoram’s reign and everything he did are recorded in The Book of the History of the Kings of Judah. When Jehoram
died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son
Ahaziah became the next king.
Ahaziah son of Jehoram began to rule over Judah in the twelfth year of the
reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel.
Ahaziah was t wenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned
in Jerusalem one year. His mother was Athaliah, a granddaughter of King
Omri of Israel. Ahaziah followed the evil example of King Ahab’s family.
He did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, just as Ahab’s family had done,
for he was related by marriage to the family of Ahab.
Ahaziah joined Joram son of Ahab in his war against King Hazael of Aram
at R amoth-gilead. When the Arameans wounded King Joram in the
battle, he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had received
at R amoth. Because Joram was wounded, King Ahaziah of Judah went to
Jezreel to visit him.