2 Kings 3:1
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
2 Kings 3:1 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. |
| ASV | Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. |
| YLT | And Jehoram son of Ahab hath reigned over Israel, in Samaria, in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigneth twelve years, |
| DARBY | And Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; and he reigned twelve years. |
| BBE | And Jehoram, the son of Ahab, became king over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of the rule of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah; and he was king for twelve years. |
| Webster | Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. |
What does 2 Kings 3:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Kings 3:1-2
2Ki 3:1-3. Jehoram's Evil Reign over Israel. 1-2. Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat--(compare 1Ki 22:51). To reconcile the statements in the two passages, we must suppose that Ahaziah, having reigned during the seventeenth and the greater part of the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, was succeeded by his brother Joram or Jehoram, in the end of that eighteenth year, or else that Ahaziah, having reigned two years in conjunction with his father, died at the end of that period when Jehoram ascended the throne. His policy was as hostile as that of his predecessors to the true religion; but he made some changes. Whatever was his motive for this alteration--whether dread of the many alarming judgments the patronage of idolatry had brought upon his father; or whether it was made as a small concession to the feelings of Jehoshaphat, his ally, he abolished idolatry in its gross form and restored the symbolic worship of God, which the kings of Israel, from the time of Jeroboam, had set up as a partition wall between their subjects and those of Judah. 2Ki 3:4, 5. Mesha, King of Moab, Rebels.
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
The reign and idolatry of Jehoram, king of Israel, 2Kgs 3:1-3. Mesha, king of Moab, rebels against Israel, 2Kgs 3:4, 2Kgs 3:5. Jehoram, Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom join against the Moabites, and are brought into great distress for want of water, 2Kgs 3:6-10. The three kings go to Elisha to inquire of the Lord; who promises them water, and a complete victory, 2Kgs 3:11-19. Water comes the next morning, and fills the trenches which these kings had made in the valley, 2Kgs 3:20. The Moabites arm against them; and suppose, when they see the sun shining upon the waters, which look like blood, that the confederate kings have fallen out, and slain each other; and that they have nothing to do but take the spool, 2Kgs 3:21-23. The Israelites attack and completely rout then, beat down their cities, and mar their land, 2Kgs 3:24, 2Kgs 3:25. The king of Moab, having made an unsuccessful attack on the king of Edom, takes his eldest son, and of offers him for a burnt-offering upon the wall; and there is great indignation against Israel, 2Kgs 3:26, 2Kgs 3:27.Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Kings 3:1-5
Jehoram took warning by God's judgment, and put away the image of Baal, yet he maintained the worship of the calves. Those do not truly repent or reform, who only part with the sins they lose by, but continue to love the sins that they think to gain by.
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
2 Kings 3:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Kings 3:1
- 2 Kings 1:17
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.
- 1 Kings 22:51
Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.
- 2 Kings 8:16
And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 Jehoram's reign.
4 Mesha rebels.
6 Jehoram, with Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom, being distressed for want of water, by Elisha obtains water, and promise of victory.
21 The Moabites, deceived by the colour of the water, coming to spoil, are overcome.
26 The king of Moab, failing in his attempt to break through to the king of Edom, sacrifices his son, and raises the siege.
Jehoram.
1:17; 8:16
Joram.
1Ki 22:51
4 Mesha rebels.
6 Jehoram, with Jehoshaphat, and the king of Edom, being distressed for want of water, by Elisha obtains water, and promise of victory.
21 The Moabites, deceived by the colour of the water, coming to spoil, are overcome.
26 The king of Moab, failing in his attempt to break through to the king of Edom, sacrifices his son, and raises the siege.
Jehoram.
1:17; 8:16
Joram.
1Ki 22:51
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Context
- 2 Kings 3:1
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
- 2 Kings 3:2
And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made.
2 Kings 3:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y JORAM hijo de Achâb comenzó á reinar en Samaria sobre Israel el año dieciocho de Josaphat rey de Judá; y reinó doce años. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Joram, fils d’Achab, commença de régner sur Israël à Samarie la dix-huitième année de Josaphat, roi de Juda; et il régna douze ans. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Joram, der Sohn Ahabs, wurde König über Israel zu Samaria, im achtzehnten Jahre Josaphats, des Königs von Juda; und er regierte zwölf Jahre. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Joram vero filius Achab regnavit super Israël in Samaria anno decimooctavo Josaphat regis Judæ: regnavitque duodecim annis. |