2 Kings 8:16

Jehoram’s Reign over Judah

8:16 In the fifth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became king over Judah. ¹ 

2 Kings 8:24

8:24 Joram passed away ²  and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Ahaziah replaced him as king.

2 Kings 8:2

8:2 So the woman did as the prophet said. ³  She and her family went and lived in the land of the Philistines for seven years.

2 Kings 21:18-19

21:18 Manasseh passed away ⁴  and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzzah, and his son Amon replaced him as king.

Amon’s Reign over Judah

21:19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for two years in Jerusalem. ⁵  His mother ⁶  was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz, from Jotbah.

2 Kings 22:1-2

Josiah Repents

22:1 Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem. ⁷  His mother ⁸  was Jedidah, daughter of Adaiah, from Bozkath. 22:2 He did what the Lord approved ⁹  and followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps; ¹⁰  he did not deviate to the right or the left.

¹ tc The Hebrew text reads, “and in the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, and [or, ‘while’?] Jehoshaphat [was?] king of Judah, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah became king.” The first reference to “Jehoshaphat king of Judah” is probably due to a scribe accidentally copying the phrase from the later in the verse. If the Hebrew text is retained, the verse probably refers to the beginning of a coregency between Jehoshaphat and Jehoram.

² tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

³ tn Heb “and the woman got up and did according to the word of the man of God.”

⁴ tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”

⁵ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁶ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

⁷ map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

⁸ tn Heb “the name of his mother.”

⁹ tn Heb “he did what was proper in the eyes of the Lord.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “and walked in all the way of David his father.”