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17 Ahaziah died according to the word of the Lord that Elijah had spoken. Since he had no son, Joram[a](A) became king in his place. This happened in the second year of Judah’s King Jehoram(B) son of Jehoshaphat.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. 1:17 Lit Jehoram; 2Kg 8:16
  2. 1:17 LXX omits in the second year . . . Jehoshaphat

Israel’s King Joram

Joram son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria during the eighteenth year of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat, and he reigned for twelve years.(A)

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