2 Kings 3:12
Context3:12 Jehoshaphat said, “The Lord speaks through him.” 1 So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to visit him.
2 Kings 8:16
Context8:16 In the fifth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became king over Judah. 2
[3:12] 1 tn Heb “the word of the
[8:16] 2 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.





