Discovery Box2 Kings 3:1 
Context3:1 In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; 1 he ruled for twelve years.
2 Kings 8:16
Context8:16 In the fifth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became king over Judah. 2
2 Kings 8:25
Context8:25 In the twelfth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became king over Judah.
2 Kings 8:28
Context8:28 He joined Ahab’s son Joram in a battle against King Hazael of Syria at Ramoth Gilead in which the Syrians defeated Joram.
2 Kings 10:11
Context10:11 Then Jehu killed all who were left of Ahab’s family in Jezreel, and all his nobles, close friends, and priests. He left no survivors.
2 Kings 10:17-18
Context10:17 He went to Samaria and exterminated all the members of Ahab’s family who were still alive in Samaria, 3 just as the Lord had announced to Elijah. 4
10:18 Jehu assembled all the people and said to them, “Ahab worshiped 5 Baal a little; Jehu will worship 6 him with great devotion. 7
1 map For location see Map2 B1; Map4 D3; Map5 E2; Map6 A4; Map7 C1.
2 tc The Hebrew text reads, “and in the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, and [or, ‘while’?] Jehoshaphat [was?] king of Judah, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah became king.” The first reference to “Jehoshaphat king of Judah” is probably due to a scribe accidentally copying the phrase from the later in the verse. If the Hebrew text is retained, the verse probably refers to the beginning of a coregency between Jehoshaphat and Jehoram.
3 tn Heb “and he struck down all the remaining ones to Ahab in Samaria until he destroyed him.”
4 tn Heb “according to the word of the
5 tn Or “served.
6 tn Or “serve.”
7 tn Heb “much” or “greatly.”
