2 Kings 8:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Kings 8:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Kings 8:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Kings 8:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“In the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah then, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.”
2 Kings 8:16 — World English Bible
2 Kings 8:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”
2 Kings 8:16 — American Standard Version
2 Kings 8:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And in the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel--and Jehoshaphat <FI>is<Fi> king of Judah--hath Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah reigned;”
2 Kings 8:16 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Kings 8:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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.”
2 Kings 8:16 — Darby Translation
2 Kings 8:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now in the fift yere of Ioram ye sonne of Ahab King of Israel, and of Iehoshaphat King of Iudah, Iehoram the sonne of Iehoshaphat King of Iudah began to reigne.”
2 Kings 8:16 — Geneva Bible
2 Kings 8:16 in Context — 2 Kings 8
14 Hazaël quitta Élisée, et revint auprès de son maître, qui lui dit: Que t’a dit Élisée? Et il répondit: Il m’a dit: Tu guériras!
15 Le lendemain, Hazaël prit une couverture, qu’il plongea dans l’eau, et il l’étendit sur le visage du roi, qui mourut. Et Hazaël régna à sa place.
16 La cinquième année de Joram, fils d’Achab, roi d’Israël, Joram, fils de Josaphat, roi de Juda, régna.
17 Il avait trente-deux ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna huit ans à Jérusalem.
18 Il marcha dans la voie des rois d’Israël, comme avait fait la maison d’Achab, car il avait pour femme une fille d’Achab, et il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l’Éternel.
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