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Now in the fifthyear of Joram the son of Ahabking of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then the king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphatking of Judahbecameking.
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He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahabbecame his wife; and he didevil in the sight of the LORD.
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However, the LORD was not willing to destroyJudah, for the sake of David His servant, since He had promised him to give a lamp to him through his sonsalways*.
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Then Joramcrossedover to Zair, and all his chariots with him. And he arose by night and struck the Edomites who had surrounded him and the captains of the chariots; but his armyfled to their tents.