17 Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken. Since he had no son, Joram[a](A) became king in his place. This happened in the second year of Judah’s King Jehoram(B) son of Jehoshaphat.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:17 Lit Jehoram; 2Kg 8:16
  2. 1:17 LXX omits in the second year... Jehoshaphat

Israel’s King Joram

Joram son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria during the eighteenth year of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat, and he reigned twelve years.(A)

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