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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.

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.

He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.

Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for Ahab's daughter was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord .

However, the LORD did not want to destroy Judah, for the sake of David His servant, since He had promised him to give him a lamp through his sons always.

Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.

In his days Edom broke away from the rule of Judah, and appointed a king over themselves.

In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

Then Joram crossed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him. And he got up at night and struck the Edomites who had surrounded him and the captains of the chariots; but his army fled to their tents.

So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.

So Edom has broken away from Judah to this day. Then Libnah broke away at the same time.

Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

Now the rest of the acts of Joram and everything that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?

And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

So Joram lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and his son Ahaziah became king in his place.

And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.