“Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.” This verse is part of a passage that provides a summary…

“And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought…

“Howbeit the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him…

“In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.” The verse is situated within the account of Jehoram’s reign as king of…

“Then Jehoram went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains…

“Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:” Context 2 Chronicles 21 provides an account of the…

“And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives;…

“And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.” Where…

“And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.” Context To understand the significance of this verse, it is important to provide some background.…

“And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he…