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Key facts
- Reign
- c. 853 – 849 BCE ( co-regent with Jehoshaphat ) , c. 849 – 842 BCE ( sole reign )
- Predecessor
- Jehoshaphat
- Successor
- Ahaziah
- Born
- c. 882 BCE
- Died
- c. 842 BCE (aged 39 or 40)
- Burial
- City of David
- Consort
- Athaliah of Israel
- Issue
- Ahaziah , Jehosheba
- House
- House of David
- Father
- Jehoshaphat
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Encyclopedic overview
King Jehoram of Judah, from the north rose window of Chartres Cathedral Asa, Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, from the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Jehoram, Uzziah, and Jotham, by Lucas van Leyden Jehoram of Judah (Hebrew: יְהֹורָם, romanized: Yəhōrām, transl. "Yahweh is exalted") or Joram (Hebrew: יוֹרָם, romanized: Yōrām; Greek: Ἰωράμ, romanized: Ioram; Latin: Joram or Ioram), was the fifth king of Judah, and the son of king Jehoshaphat. Jehoram rose to the throne at the age of 32 and reigned for 8 years (2 Kings 8:17, 2 Chronicles 21:20), although he was ill during his last two years (2 Chronicles 21:18–19).
Name
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