Jehoram Reigns in Judah
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In the fifth year of 1Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah,a Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, began to reign.
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He was 2thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for 3the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the LORD.
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Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, 4since he promised to give 5a lamp to him and to his sons forever.
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In his days Edom revolted from the rule of Judah and set up 6a king of their own.
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Then Joramb passed over to Zair with all his chariots and rose by night, and he and his chariot commanders struck the Edomites who had surrounded him, but his army 7fled home.
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Now the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA
2 Reis 8:16
Ora, no ano quinto de Jorão, filho de Acabe, rei de Israel, Jeorão, filho de Jeosafá, rei de Judá, começou a reinar.
King James Version KJV
New King James Version NKJV
2 Kings 8:16
Now in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoshaphat having been king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat began to reign as king of Judah.
Nova Versão Internacional NVIP
2 Reis 8:16
No quinto ano de Jorão, filho de Acabe, rei de Israel, sendo ainda Josafá rei de Judá, Jeorão, seu filho, começou a reinar em Judá.
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(English Standard Version - The Holy Bible Online)