2 Könige 8:16

16 Im fünften Jahr Jorams, des Sohnes Ahabs, des Königs in Israel, ward Joram, der Sohn Josaphats, König in Juda. {~} {~} {~}

2 Könige 8:16 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 8:16

And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel,
&c.] Who began his reign in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, ( 2 Kings 3:1 ) .

Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah;
as he continued to be two years more; for this must be in the twenty third year of his reign, and he reigned twenty five years, ( 1 Kings 22:42 ) .

Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign;
according to Dr. Lightfoot ^F8, there were three beginnings of his reign; "first", when his father went with Ahab to Ramothgilead, when be was left viceroy, and afterwards his father reassumed the kingdom; the "second" time was, when Jehoshaphat went with the kings of Israel and Edom against Moab; and this is the time here respected, which was in the fifth of Joram king of Israel; and the "third" time was, at the death of his father; but knew his father was living.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Works, vol. 1. p. 84.

2 Könige 8:16 In-Context

14 Und er ging weg von Elisa und kam zu seinem Herrn; der sprach zu ihm: Was sagte dir Elisa? Er sprach: Er sagte mir: Du wirst genesen.

15 Des andern Tages aber nahm er die Bettdecke und tauchte sie in Wasser und breitete sie über sein Angesicht; da starb er, und Hasael ward König an seiner Statt.

16 Im fünften Jahr Jorams, des Sohnes Ahabs, des Königs in Israel, ward Joram, der Sohn Josaphats, König in Juda. {~} {~} {~}

17 Zweiunddreißig Jahre alt war er, da er König ward. Und er regierte acht Jahre zu Jerusalem

18 und wandelte auf dem Wege der Könige Israels, wie das Haus Ahab tat; denn Ahabs Tochter war sein Weib. Und er tat, was dem HERRN übel gefiel;