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So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
2 Kings 1:17 — KJV
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2 Kings 1:17
King James Version (KJV)
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— D.L. Moody
2 Kings 1:17
Verse 17 of 18
Commentary
Commentary on 2 Kings 1:17
Theological / DevotionalHe died. Impenitent to the end, hating God and utterly helpless before His servant, Ahaziah died. As king of Israel at a time when God was ready to manifest Himself in such wonderful ways, Ahaziah had before him an unusual opportunity to lead his people away from the ways of evil into paths of righteousness and peace. But he failed. He went to his death with the message of divine rebuke ringing in his ears. Such is the end of those who resist and defy the Spirit of God.
Jehoram. Or Joram (see note on p. 78), another son of Ahab, apparently named after Jehoram of Judah, the son of Jehoshaphat.
The second year. In ch. 3:1 we are told that he came to the throne in the 18th year of Jehoshaphat. This double dating of Joram’s accession in Israel is a matter of note, for it indicates that Jehoram in Judah was reigning before the death of his father, the 18th year of Jehoshaphat being the 2d year of Jehoram’s joint reign. Thus evidently Jehoram began his joint reign with his father in Jehoshaphat’s 17th year.
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