Jehoram of Israel
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This article is about the king of Israel. For the contemporaneous king of Judah, see Jehoram of Judah.
Jehoram (Hebrew: יְהוֹרָם Yəhōrām; also Joram) was the ninth king of the northern Kingdom of Israel (2 Kings 8:16, 2 Kings 8:25–28). He was the son of Ahab and Jezebel, and brother to Ahaziah and Athaliah.
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Jehoram | |
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King of Northern Israel | |
Reign | c. 852 – c. 841 BCE |
Predecessor | Ahaziah |
Successor | Jehu |
Father | Ahab |
Mother | Jezebel |
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According to 2 Kings, 2 Kings 8:16, in the fifth year of Jehoram of Israel, (another) Jehoram became king of Judah. The author of Kings speaks of both Jehoram of Israel and Jehoram of Judah in the same passage.