2 Kings 8:16

2 Kings 8:16 Meaning and Explanation

And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.

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Jehoram ascends the throne of Judah while his father still lives, continuing the parallel rule of two kings bearing the same name.

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Jehoram ascends the throne of Judah while his father still lives, continuing the parallel rule of two kings bearing the same name.

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