King Jehoram of Judah

16 After King Joram, the son of Ahab, had been ruling in Israel for almost five years, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became the king of Judah. 17 He was thirty-two years old when he became the king, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. 18 His wife was the daughter of King Ahab. And like everyone in Ahab’s family, he continually did the evil things that the previous kings of Israel had done. He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. 19 But Yahweh did not want to get rid of the people of Judah, because of what he had promised David, who served him very well. He had promised David that his descendants [MET] would always rule Judah.

20 During the time that Jehoram ruled, the king of Edom rebelled against Judah, and they appointed their own king. 21 So Jehoram went with his army and all their chariots to Zair city near the border of Edom. There the army of Edom surrounded them. But during the night, Jehoram and the commanders in their chariots were able to get through the enemy lines and escaped. And all his soldiers also fled to their homes. 22 So after that, Edom was no longer controlled by Judah, and it is still like that. During that same time, the people of Libnah city also freed themselves from being controlled by Judah.

23 If you want to read about the other things that Jehoram did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’. 24 Jehoram died [EUP] and was buried where the other kings of Judah had been buried in the part of Jerusalem called ‘The City of David’. Then Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became the king.