Jehoram Reigns in Judah
16 In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah.
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Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.
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And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.
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Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had promised to maintain a lamp for David and his descendants forever.
Edom and Libnah Rebel
20 In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king.
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So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes.
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So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.
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As for the rest of the acts of Jehoram, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
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And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.