2 Kings 8:18

Contextual Overview

¹⁶In the fifth year of Israel’s King Joram son of Ahab, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat became king of Judah, replacing his father. ¹⁶ In the fifth year of Yoram the son of Ach'av king of Yisra'el, Yehoshafat being then king of Yehudah, Yehoram the son of Yehoshafat king of Yehudah began to reign. 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 Je hoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. ¹⁶ In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, began to reign. ¹⁶ While Jehoshaphat was king in Judah, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat became king of Judah. This was during the fifth year Joram son of Ahab was king of Israel. ¹⁶ In the fifth year of the reign of Israel's King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoshaphat's son Jehoram became king over Judah. ¹⁶Now in the fifth year of Joram (Jehoram) the son of Ahab king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah became king. ¹⁶ Now in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was the king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah became king. ¹⁶ Now in the fift yere of Ioram ye sonne of Ahab King of Israel, and of Iehoshaphat King of Iudah, Iehoram the sonne of Iehoshaphat King of Iudah began to reigne. ¹⁶Now in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then the king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah became king.

Bible Verse Review
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in the way: 2 Kings 3:2, 2 Kings 3:3, 1 Kings 22:52, 1 Kings 22:53

the house: 2 Kings 9:7, 2 Kings 9:8, 2 Kings 21:3, 2 Kings 21:13, 2 Chronicles 21:13, Micah 6:16

the daughter: 2 Kings 8:26, 1 Kings 21:25, 2 Chronicles 18:1, 2 Chronicles 19:2, 2 Chronicles 21:6, 2 Chronicles 22:1-4

his wife: Genesis 6:1-5, Deuteronomy 7:3, Deuteronomy 7:4, 1 Kings 11:1-5, Nehemiah 13:25, Nehemiah 13:26

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 22:2 - Jehoshaphat 1 Kings 22:44 - made peace 2 Kings 8:27 - he walked 2 Kings 10:14 - neither left 2 Kings 16:3 - he walked 2 Kings 17:19 - walked 2 Kings 23:19 - the kings 2 Chronicles 17:4 - not after Job 30:8 - children Micah 1:13 - for

Cross-References

Psalms 121:8
The Lord will protect your coming and goingboth now and forever.

Psalms 121:8
The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in, From this time forth, and forevermore.

Psalms 121:8
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

Psalms 121:8
The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

Psalms 121:8
The Lord will guard you as you come and go, both now and forever.

Psalms 121:8
The Lord will protect you in all you do, now and forevermore.

Psalms 121:8
The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in [everything that you do] From this time forth and forever.

Psalms 121:8
The LORD will guard your going out and your coming in From this time and forever.

Psalms 121:8
Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, From this time forth, and forevermore.

Psalms 121:8
The Lorde shall preserue thy going out, and thy comming in from henceforth & for euer.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he walked in the way of the king's of Israel, as did the house of Ahab,.... Imitated them in idolatry:

for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; whose name was Athaliah, 2 Kings 8:26, and by her he was drawn into idolatrous practices; of such bad consequence are marriages with idolaters; it is very much that so good a king as Jehoshaphat his father was should contract such an affinity; he suffered for it in more instances than one:

and he did evil in the sight of the Lord; was guilty of idolatry, than which nothing was more displeasing to the Lord; for he made high places, and compelled his subjects to commit idolatry, 2 Chronicles 21:11.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The passage is parenthetic, resuming the history of the kingdom of Judah from 1 Kings 22:50.

2 Kings 8:16

The opening words are - “In the fifth year of Joram, son of Ahab, king of Israel, and of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah;” but they contradict all the other chronological notices of Jehoshaphat 1 Kings 22:42, 1Ki 22:51; 2 Kings 3:1; 2 Chronicles 20:31, which give him a reign of at least twenty-three years. Hence, some have supposed that the words “Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah,” are accidentally repeated. Those, however, who regard them and 2 Kings 1:17 as sound, suppose that Jehoshaphat gave his son the royal title in his 16th year, while he advanced him to a real association in the empire seven years later, in his 23rd year. Two years afterward, Jehoshatphat died, and Jehoram became sole king.

2 Kings 8:17

The “eight years” are counted from his association in the kingdom. They terminate in the twelfth year of Johoram of Israel.

2 Kings 8:18

Jehoshaphat’s alliance, political and social, with Ahab and Ahab’s family had not been allowed to affect the purity of his faith. Jehoram his son, influenced by his wife, Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab, “walked in the way of the kings of Israel;” he allowed, i. e., the introduction of the Baal-worship into Judaea.

Among the worst of Jehoram’s evil doings must be reckoned the cruel murder of his six brothers 2 Chronicles 21:4, whom he killed to obtain their wealth.

2 Kings 8:19

The natural consequence of Jehoram’s apostasy would have been the destruction of his house, and the transfer of the throne of Judah to another family. Compare the punishments of Jeroboam 1 Kings 14:10, Baasha 1 Kings 16:2-4, and Ahab 1 Kings 21:20-22. But the promises to David (marginal references) prevented this removal of the dynasty; and so Jehoram was punished in other ways 2Ki 8:22; 2 Chronicles 21:12-19.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Kings 8:18. The daughter of Ahab was his wife — This was the infamous Athaliah; and through this marriage Jehoshaphat and Ahab were confederates; and this friendship was continued after Ahab's death.