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King of Israel (alternate form of Jehoram), son of Ahab, killed by Jehu at the outset of his purge as the first fulfillment of Elijah's prophecy against the house of Ahab
open_in_newSon of Ahab and king of Israel, Joram reigned during a turbulent period marked by wars with Moab and Aram. He was killed by the military commander Jehu, fulfilling Elijah's prophecy of judgment against the house of Ahab. His story is told in 1 and 2 Kings.
The Man Who Went Too Far
Joram is cited as one of the two kings Jehu has already killed, establishing the scope of the coup that sets the chapter's opening stakes.
Like Mother, Like Son
2 Kings 8:25-29Joram is Ahab's son and king of Israel, now fighting alongside his relative Ahaziah of Judah against Hazael's Syria at Ramoth-gilead — a battle that will wound him and set up his assassination in the next chapter.
The Officers React
2 Kings 9:11-13Joram is named here as the king Jehu's officers had been serving — and whose authority they abandon instantly the moment Jehu reveals his anointing, revealing how thin their loyalty was.
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