2 Kings 3:1 meaning and explanation

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.

2 Kings 3:1, Berean Standard Bible

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This verse opens a new reign in the northern kingdom of Israel, dating it by the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah. Jehoram, also called Joram, was the son of Ahab and Jezebel and succeeded his brother Ahaziah.

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