Other Translations of 2 Kings 8:16
King James Version
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.
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.