¹⁷ And he did die in keeping with the Lord’s message that he had spoken through Elijah. In the second year of the reign of King Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah, Ahaziah’s brother Jehoram replaced him as king of Israel, because he had no son.^[a]

Moab Fights with Israel

3 In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; he ruled for twelve years.

⁶ At that time King Jehoram left Samaria and assembled all Israel for war.

²⁴ Jehu aimed his bow and shot an arrow right between Joram’s shoulders.^[a] The arrow went through^[b] his heart and he fell to his knees in his chariot.

⁵ He followed their advice and joined Ahab’s son King Joram^[a] of Israel in a battle against King Hazael of Syria^[b] at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram. ⁶ Joram^[c] returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds he received from the Syrians^[d] in Ramah when he fought against King Hazael of Syria. Ahaziah^[e] son of King Jehoram of Judah went down to visit Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he had been wounded.^[f]

⁷ God brought about Ahaziah’s downfall through his visit to Joram.^[g] When Ahaziah^[h] arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had commissioned^[i] to wipe out Ahab’s family.^[j]