Jehoram
יְהוֹרָם · ye.ho.ram · H3088GἸωράμ · Iōram · G24961 other spelling“exaltation of the Lord” Hitchcock's 186921 mentions in 5 books, most in 2 Kings (9)
Who he was
Jehoram, also known as Joram, was the son of Jehoshaphat and became king of Judah. He reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. Jehoram married Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel. He followed the evil ways of the kings of Israel and did what was wrong in the eyes of the Lord. During his reign, Edom revolted against Judah's rule. Jehoram engaged in battle with Edom but was surrounded. He managed to break through during the night. The Lord struck Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels, and he died in great pain. His son Ahaziah succeeded him as king.
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Family
FatherJehoshaphatSiblingsAzariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, ShephatiahSpouseAthaliahChildrenAhaziah, Jehosheba
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Every mention
21 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)
2 Kings9 mentions
2 Kings 1:17So he died according to Yahweh’s word which Elijah had spoken. Jehoram began to reign in his place in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, because he had no son.2 Kings 8:16In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah then, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.2 Kings 8:21Then Joram crossed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him; and he rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him with the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to…2 Kings 8:23The rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?2 Kings 8:24Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.2 Kings 8:25In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah began to reign.2 Kings 8:29King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel from the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Ahaziah the son of Jehoram, king of…2 Kings 11:2But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him away from among the king’s sons who were slain, even him and his nurse, and put…2 Kings 12:18Jehoash king of Judah took all the holy things that Jehoshaphat and Jehoram and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his own holy things, and all the gold that was…
1 Chronicles1 mention
2 Chronicles9 mentions
2 Chronicles 21:1Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.2 Chronicles 21:3Their father gave them great gifts of silver, of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.2 Chronicles 21:4Now when Jehoram had risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel.2 Chronicles 21:5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.2 Chronicles 21:9Then Jehoram went there with his captains and all his chariots with him. He rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots.2 Chronicles 21:16Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians;2 Chronicles 22:1The inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his place, because the band of men who came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the oldest. So Ahaziah the son of…2 Chronicles 22:6He returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which they had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Azariah the son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to…2 Chronicles 22:11But Jehoshabeath, the king’s daughter, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stealthily rescued him from among the king’s sons who were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bedroom. So…
What the dictionary says
Jehovah-exalted.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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- Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) · Public domain