KJV King James Version
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
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2 Kings 3:1
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.
WEB World English Bible
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
ASV American Standard Version
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Jehoram son of Ahab hath reigned over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigneth twelve years,
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 3
1 Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
3 Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.
4 And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וִיהוֹרָ֣םH3088 · ye.ho.ramJehoramבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childאַחְאָ֗בH256 · ach.avAhabמָלַ֤ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignעַל־H5921 · aluponיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelבְּשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןH8111 · sho.me.ronSamariaבִּשְׁנַת֙H8141 · sha.nehyearשְׁמֹנֶ֣הH8083 · she.mo.neheightעֶשְׂרֵ֔הH6240 · a.sartenלִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖טH3092 · ye.ho.sha.phatJehoshaphatמֶ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָ֑הH3063 · ye.hu.dahJudahוַיִּמְלֹ֖ךְH4427 · ma.lakhto reignשְׁתֵּים־H8147 · she.na.yimtwoעֶשְׂרֵ֥הH6240 · a.sartenשָׁנָֽה׃H8141 · sha.nehyear
Cross-references
2 Kings 1:17So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.2 Kings 8:16And 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.1 Kings 22:51Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.
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