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16 In the fifth year of Israel's King Joram son of Ahab, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat became king of Judah, replacing his father.
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In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat began his reign as king of Judah.
17 He was 32 years old when he became king; he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
18 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for Ahab's daughter was his wife. He did what was evil in the Lord's sight.
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He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for he married a daughter of Ahab. He did evil in the eyes of the LORD.
19 The Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah because of His servant David, since He had promised to give a lamp to David and to his sons forever.
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Nevertheless, for the sake of his servant David, the LORD was not willing to destroy Judah. He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
20 During Jehoram's reign, Edom rebelled against Judah's control and appointed their own king.
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In the time of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against Judah and set up its own king.
21 So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. Then at night he set out to attack the Edomites who had surrounded him and the chariot commanders, but his troops fled to their tents.
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So Jehoram went to Zair with all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he rose up and broke through by night; his army, however, fled back home.
22 So Edom is still in rebellion against Judah's control today. Libnah also rebelled at that time.
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To this day Edom has been in rebellion against Judah. Libnah revolted at the same time.
23 The rest of the events of Jehoram's [reign], along with all his accomplishments, are written about in the Historical Record of Israel's Kings.
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As for the other events of Jehoram’s reign, and all he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah?
24 Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Ahaziah became king in his place.
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Jehoram rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. And Ahaziah his son succeeded him as king.
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