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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_kings/8.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_kings/8.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_kings/8.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Ahaziah son of Jehoram began to rule over Judah in the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_kings/8.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/8.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_kings/8.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_kings/8.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_kings/8.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_kings/8.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_kings/8.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_kings/8.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_kings/8.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram (Jehoram) the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_kings/8.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Israel’s King Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_kings/8.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Israel&#8217s King Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_kings/8.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_kings/8.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah in the twelfth year of Joram's rule in Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_kings/8.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_kings/8.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Joram (Ahab's son) was in his twelfth year as king of Israel when Jehoram's son Ahaziah became king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_kings/8.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab as king of Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_kings/8.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Joram's son Ahaziah began to reign as king of Judah during the twelfth year of the reign of Ahab's son Joram, king of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_kings/8.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_kings/8.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of the reign of Israel's King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoram's son Ahaziah became king over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_kings/8.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_kings/8.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_kings/8.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_kings/8.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram, king of Judah, has reigned;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_kings/8.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> In the twelfth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel reigned hath Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_kings/8.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />In the year, the twelfth year to, Joram, son of Ahab king of Israel, reigned Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_kings/8.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram son of Achab king of Israel, reigned Ochozias son of Joram king of Juda. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_kings/8.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram, the son of Ahab, the king of Israel: Ahaziah, the son of Jehoram, the king of Judah, reigned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_kings/8.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram, son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah, son of Joram, king of Judah, became king.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_kings/8.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of King Joram son of Ahab of Israel, Ahaziah son of King Jehoram of Judah began to reign.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_kings/8.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Joram king of Judah began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_kings/8.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />In the eleventh year of Yoram, son of Akhab, King of Israel, Ekhazyah, son of Yoram King of Yehuda, reigned.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_kings/8.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_kings/8.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />In the twelfth year of Joram son of Achaab king of Israel, Ochozias son of Joram began to reign.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_kings/8-25.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FiLs3w_mMFQ?start=2787" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_kings/8.htm">Ahaziah Reigns in Judah</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·têm- (Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">In the twelfth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fs) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: biš·naṯ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king.">of the reign</a> <a href="/hebrew/3141.htm" title="3141: lə·yō·w·rām (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Joram. A form of Yhowram; Joram, the name of three Israelites and one Syrian.">of Joram</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/256.htm" title="256: ’aḥ·’āḇ (N-proper-ms) -- Once oechab; from 'ach and 'ab; brother of father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon.">of Ahab</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">over Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/274.htm" title="274: ’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Or rachazyahuw; from 'achaz and Yahh; Jah has seized; Achazjah, the name of a Jewish and an Israelite king.">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇen- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3088.htm" title="3088: yə·hō·w·rām (N-proper-ms) -- From Yhovah and ruwm; Jehovah-raised; Jehoram, the name of a Syrian and of three Israelites.">of Jehoram</a> <a href="/hebrew/4427.htm" title="4427: mā·laḵ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence to take counsel.">became king</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: me·leḵ (N-msc) -- King. From malak; a king."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">26</span>Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri king of Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-5.htm">2 Chronicles 22:5-6</a></span><br />Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram. / So he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-16.htm">2 Kings 9:16-29</a></span><br />Then Jehu got into his chariot and went to Jezreel, because Joram was laid up there. And Ahaziah king of Judah had gone down to see him. / Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’” / So a horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.” And the watchman reported, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/3-1.htm">2 Kings 3:1-3</a></span><br />In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not as his father and mother had done. He removed the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made. / Nevertheless, he clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit; he did not turn away from them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/1-17.htm">2 Kings 1:17</a></span><br />So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-14.htm">2 Kings 9:14-15</a></span><br />Thus Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, the son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. (Now Joram and all Israel had been defending Ramoth-gilead against Hazael king of Aram, / but King Joram had returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he had suffered at the hands of the Arameans in the battle against Hazael their king.) So Jehu said, “If you commanders wish to make me king, then do not let anyone escape from the city to go and tell it in Jezreel.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">2 Chronicles 21:16-17</a></span><br />Then the LORD stirred against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and Arabs who lived near the Cushites. / So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-1.htm">2 Chronicles 22:1-4</a></span><br />Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah. / Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem one year. His mother’s name was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri. / Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/10-13.htm">2 Kings 10:13-14</a></span><br />Jehu met some relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah and asked, “Who are you?” “We are relatives of Ahaziah,” they answered, “and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and of the queen mother.” / Then Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked—forty-two men. He spared none of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-1.htm">2 Kings 11:1-3</a></span><br />When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she proceeded to annihilate all the royal heirs. / But Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, the sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him away from among the sons of the king who were being murdered. She put him and his nurse in a bedroom to hide him from Athaliah, and he was not killed. / And Joash remained hidden with his nurse in the house of the LORD for six years while Athaliah ruled the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">2 Kings 8:16-18</a></span><br />In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah. / Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. / And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-4.htm">2 Chronicles 21:4-7</a></span><br />When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened himself by putting to the sword all his brothers along with some of the princes of Israel. / Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. / And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-7.htm">2 Chronicles 22:7-9</a></span><br />Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab. / So while Jehu was executing judgment on the house of Ahab, he found the rulers of Judah and the sons of Ahaziah’s brothers who were serving Ahaziah, and he killed them. / Then Jehu looked for Ahaziah, and Jehu’s soldiers captured him while he was hiding in Samaria. So Ahaziah was brought to Jehu and put to death. They buried him, for they said, “He is the grandson of Jehoshaphat, who sought the LORD with all his heart.” So no one was left from the house of Ahaziah with the strength to rule the kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-20.htm">2 Kings 8:20-22</a></span><br />In the days of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against the hand of Judah and appointed their own king. / So Jehoram crossed over to Zair with all his chariots. When the Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, he rose up and attacked by night. His troops, however, fled to their homes. / So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled at the same time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-27.htm">2 Kings 9:27</a></span><br />When King Ahaziah of Judah saw this, he fled up the road toward Beth-haggan. And Jehu pursued him, shouting, “Shoot him too!” So they shot Ahaziah in his chariot on the Ascent of Gur, near Ibleam, and he fled to Megiddo and died there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-23.htm">2 Kings 8:23-24</a></span><br />As for the rest of the acts of Jehoram, along with all his accomplishments, are they not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? / And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">2 Kings 8:16,17</a></b></br> And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat <i>being</i> then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29</a></b></br> And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/21-20.htm">2 Chronicles 21:20</a></b></br> Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-24.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-24.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/1_kings/20-14.htm">Begin</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-24.htm">Jehoram</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">Jeho'ram</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-24.htm">Joram</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-23.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-24.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-24.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/1_kings/19-19.htm">Twelfth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/8-27.htm">Ahab</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-26.htm">Ahaziah</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-26.htm">Ahazi'ah</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/22-16.htm">Begin</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-26.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-29.htm">Jehoram</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-8.htm">Jeho'ram</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">Joram</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-29.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-26.htm">Reign</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-26.htm">Reigned</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-1.htm">Twelfth</a><div class="vheading2">2 Kings 8</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the famine, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-5.htm">for Elisha's miracle's sake has her land restored by the king.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-7.htm">Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad and succeeds him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-16.htm">Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-20.htm">Edom and Libnah revolt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-23.htm">Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram</a></span><br><span class="reftext">25. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">Ahaziah's wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_kings/8-28.htm">He visits Joram, being wounded, at Jezreel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/8.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_kings/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_kings/8.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>In the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel</b><br>This phrase situates the events within a specific historical timeframe, indicating the twelfth year of Joram's reign. Joram, also known as Jehoram, was the son of Ahab and Jezebel, notorious for their idolatry and opposition to the prophets of Yahweh. Joram's reign is marked by a continuation of his parents' policies, though he did remove the pillar of Baal. The reference to Joram's reign provides a chronological anchor, linking the events in Judah with those in Israel, and highlights the interconnectedness of the two kingdoms. This period is characterized by political instability and spiritual decline in Israel, setting the stage for the events in Judah.<p><b>Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah</b><br>Ahaziah's ascension to the throne of Judah marks a continuation of the Davidic line, though his reign is brief and troubled. He is the son of Jehoram of Judah and Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, which indicates a political alliance between the northern and southern kingdoms through marriage. This alliance, however, brings negative spiritual influences into Judah, as Ahaziah follows the ways of Ahab's house, leading to further idolatry and apostasy. His reign is a fulfillment of the prophecy against the house of Ahab, as his association with them leads to his downfall. Ahaziah's rule is a reminder of the consequences of compromising with ungodly influences and the importance of faithfulness to God's covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/joram.htm">Joram (Jehoram) son of Ahab</a></b><br>King of Israel, son of Ahab and Jezebel, known for continuing the idolatrous practices of his parents.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahaziah_son_of_jehoram.htm">Ahaziah son of Jehoram</a></b><br>King of Judah, son of Jehoram and Athaliah, who was the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel, thus linking the royal families of Israel and Judah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom, distinct from the northern kingdom of Israel, often characterized by its fluctuating faithfulness to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, frequently led by kings who did evil in the sight of the Lord, including Joram.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/twelfth_year_of_joram's_reign.htm">Twelfth Year of Joram's Reign</a></b><br>A specific time marker that situates Ahaziah's reign within the broader historical and political context of the divided kingdoms.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_influence_of_family_and_heritage.htm">The Influence of Family and Heritage</a></b><br>Ahaziah's reign is a reminder of how family ties and heritage can influence one's spiritual and moral decisions. His connection to Ahab and Jezebel's lineage brought negative consequences. Believers should be mindful of the influences they allow into their lives and strive to break cycles of ungodliness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_alliances.htm">The Consequences of Alliances</a></b><br>Ahaziah's alliance with Joram, king of Israel, illustrates the dangers of forming alliances with those who do not honor God. Christians are encouraged to seek relationships that strengthen their faith and align with biblical principles.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>The account of Ahaziah's reign underscores the need for leaders who seek God's guidance and lead with integrity. Believers should pray for and support leaders who uphold biblical values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a></b><br>Despite the apparent chaos and moral decline during Ahaziah's reign, God's sovereign plan was at work. This serves as a reminder that God is in control, even when circumstances seem dire.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_kings_8.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Kings 8</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_king_jehoram_joram.htm">Who was King Jehoram/Joram in biblical history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_judah's_kings_follow_or_stray_from_god.htm">How did Judah's kings follow or stray from God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_jehoram's_reign_fit_with_other_accounts.htm">In 2 Kings 8:16-19, how does Jehoram's reign fit with other biblical accounts that describe conflicting details about Judah's kings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_2_kings_25_8_and_jer_52_12.htm">In 2 Kings 25:8, the city falls on the seventh day of the fifth month, while Jeremiah 52:12 reports the tenth day--how can these differing dates be reconciled?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_kings/8.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(25-29) The reign of Ahaziah king of Judah. His expedition with Joram of Israel against Hazael at Ramoth-gilead. (Comp. <a href="/context/2_chronicles/22-1.htm" title="And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the oldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.">2Chronicles 22:1-6</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Two-and-twenty years old.</span>--He was Jehoram'a youngest son (<a href="/2_chronicles/21-17.htm" title="And they came up into Judah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.">2Chronicles 21:17</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/22-1.htm" title="And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the oldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.">2Chronicles 22:1</a>), and, as his father died at the age of thirty-nine or forty (<a href="/2_kings/8-17.htm" title="Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.">2Kings 8:17</a>), he must have been begotten in Jehoram's seventeenth or eighteenth year. There is no difficulty in this, nor even in the supposition that Jehoram had begotten sons before Ahaziah, as Thenius seems to imagine. He may have become a father at thirteen or fourteen, and Athaliah was certainly not his only wife.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_kings/8.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 25-29.</span> - THE WICKED REIGN OF AHAZIAH IN JUDAH. The writer continues the history of Judah through another reign - a very short one-almost to its close. He describes the wickedness of Ahaziah, for the most part, in general terms, attributes it to his connection with the "house of <span class="accented">Ahab</span>," and notes his alliance with Joram of Israel against the Syrians, and his visit to his brother monarch at Samaria, which led on to his death. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 25.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab King of Israel.</span> In <a href="/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29</a> the year of Ahaziah's accession is said to have been Joram's <span class="accented">eleventh</span> year. It is conjectured that he began to reign as viceroy to his father during his severe illness in Joram's eleventh year, and became sole king at his father's death in the year following. Did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram King of Judah begin to reign; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> begin to be full king. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_kings/8-25.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">In the twelfth</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתֵּים־</span> <span class="translit">(šə·têm-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּשְׁנַת֙</span> <span class="translit">(biš·naṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the reign</span><br /><span class="heb">מֶ֣לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Joram</span><br /><span class="heb">לְיוֹרָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·yō·w·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3141.htm">Strong's 3141: </a> </span><span class="str2">Joram</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Ahab</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחְאָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(’aḥ·’āḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_256.htm">Strong's 256: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahab -- 'father's brother', a king of Israel, also a false prophet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">over Israel,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ahaziah</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲחַזְיָ֥הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḥaz·yā·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_274.htm">Strong's 274: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ahaziah -- 'Yah has grasped', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jehoram</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוֹרָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hō·w·rām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3088.htm">Strong's 3088: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jehoram -- 'the LORD is exalted', the name of several Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">became king</span><br /><span class="heb">מָלַ֛ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·laḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4427.htm">Strong's 4427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reign, inceptively, to ascend the throne, to induct into royalty, to take counsel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_kings/8-25.htm">2 Kings 8:25 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_kings/8-25.htm">OT History: 2 Kings 8:25 In the twelfth year of Joram (2Ki iiKi ii ki 2 kg 2kg) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_kings/8-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Kings 8:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Kings 8:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_kings/8-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Kings 8:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Kings 8:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>