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Joram

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The source enumerates 2 distinct subjects under Joram. Jump to one below, or read in order.

  1. 1.One of the kings of Israel (2 Kings 8:16, 25, 28).
  2. 2.Jehoram, the son and successor of Jehoshaphat on the throne of Judah (2 Kings 8:24).

=Jeho’ram.

  1. Joram (1)

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    One of the kings of Israel (2 Kings 8:16, 25, 28). He was the son of Ahab.

  2. Joram (2)

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    Jehoram, the son and successor of Jehoshaphat on the throne of Judah (2 Kings 8:24).

Also from Smith's (1884) +

(whom Jehovah has exalted).

Son of Ahab king of Israel. (2 Kings 8:16,25,28,29; 9:14,17,21-23,29) [Jehoram, 1] Son of Jehosphaphat; king of Judah. (2 Kings 8:21,23,24; 1 Chronicles 3:11; 2 Chronicles 22:5,7; Matthew 1:8) [Jehoram, 2] A priest in the reign of Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 17:8) A Levite, ancestor of Shelomith, in the time of David. (1 Chronicles 26:25) Son of Toi king of Hamath. (2 Samuel 8:10) [Hadoram] 1 Esd. 1:9. [Josabad, 3]

In the Bible

25

Verses where Joram is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).

  • 1 Chronicles 3:11

    Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,

  • 1 Chronicles 26:25

    His relatives through Eliezer included Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

  • 2 Chronicles 22:5

    Ahaziah also followed their counsel and went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to fight against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead. But the Arameans wounded Joram.

  • 2 Chronicles 22:6

    So he returned to Jezreel to recover from the wounds they had inflicted on him at Ramah when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. Then Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to Jezreel to visit Joram son of Ahab, because Joram had been wounded.

  • 2 Chronicles 22:7

    Ahaziah’s downfall came from God when he went to visit Joram. When Ahaziah arrived, he went out with Joram to meet Jehu son of Nimshi, whom the LORD had anointed to destroy the house of Ahab.

  • 2 Kings 3:8

    Then he asked, “Which way shall we go up?” “By way of the Desert of Edom,” replied Joram.

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Scripture on Joram

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Sources · Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869) · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)

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