(In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.)
Parallel translations
- WEB In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah.
- KJV And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.
- NKJV In the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.
- NASB Now in the eleventh year of Joram, the son of Ahab, Ahaziah became king over Judah.
- NLT Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab.
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Quick answer
A note records that Ahaziah had begun to reign in Joram's eleventh year. The chronological detail anchors the events in history.
Overview
This supplementary dating fixes Ahaziah's brief reign within the timeline of the two kingdoms. Such precise notes reflect the historical reliability the writer intends. Slight differences from the earlier figure in 8:25 are commonly explained by different reckoning of accession and co-regency, and do not undermine the account's accuracy.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Chr 21:18–19After all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels.
- 2 Chr 22:1–2Then the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, the youngest son of Jehoram, king in his place, since the raiders who had come into the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
- 2 Kgs 8:24–25And Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And his son Ahaziah reigned in his place.
- 2 Kgs 8:16In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah.
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