The Reign of Jehoram of Judah

16 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.

Other Translations of 2 Kings 8:16

New International Version

The Reign of Jehoram of Judah

16 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.

English Standard Version

The Reign of Jehoram of Judah

16 In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah,Septuagint, Syriac lack when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, began to reign.

The Message

The Reign of Jehoram of Judah

16 In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah became king.

New King James Version

The Reign of Jehoram of Judah

16 Now in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoshaphat having been king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat began to reign as king of Judah.

New Living Translation

The Reign of Jehoram of Judah

16 Jehoram son of King Jehoshaphat of Judah began to rule over Judah in the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Kings 8:16

Commentary on 2 Kings 8:16-24

(Read 2 Kings 8:16-24)

A general idea is given of Jehoram's badness. His father, no doubt, had him taught the true knowledge of the Lord, but did ill to marry him to the daughter of Ahab; no good could come of union with an idolatrous family.