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15 But on the following day Hazael took a blanket, soaked it in water, and smothered the king.

And Hazael succeeded Benhadad as king of Syria.

King Jehoram of Judah(A)

16 In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab as king of Israel,[a] Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat became king of Judah 17 at the age of thirty-two, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Kings 8:16 Some ancient translations Israel; Hebrew Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah.

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