The Meaning of 2 Kings 8:16 Explained

2 Kings 8:16

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.

YLT: And in the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel -- and Jehoshaphat is king of Judah -- hath Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah reigned;

Darby: 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.

ASV: 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Kings 8:16?

MEANING: What does 2 Kings 8:16 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Kings 8:16 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 2 Kings 8:16?

What is the context of 2 Kings 8:16?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does 2 Kings 8:16 Mean?

Study Notes

Jehoram Called Joram, 2 Kings 8:21 ; 2 Kings 8:23 ; 2 Kings 8:24 .
began Heb. reigned, i.e. began to reign in consort with his father.

Context Summary

2 Kings 8:16-29 - Athaliah's Wicked Husband And Sons

Jehoram's history furnishes a terrible example of how an ill-marriage may mar a man's life. He had a good father, but a bad wife, and the latter more strongly influenced him than the former, 2 Chronicles 21:6. The fuller story of Jehoram's reign, and the apparent extinction of the royal family, is told in 2 Chronicles 22:1-12. But notice especially 2 Kings 8:19. The lamp was kept burning for David's sake, Psalms 132:17. Surely the grace of God can keep that same lamp burning in the hearts of our children. A lamp, as we learned from the Chicago fire, may make a very great conflagration.

Ahaziah followed in the steps of his parents. What could be expected from the training of such a mother! Misled by her, he followed the dreary steps of Ahab. The close intimacy between the two houses led to alliance in war and a common fate. Little did Jehoshaphat realize all the evil that would result from his dealings with Ahab, 1 Kings 22:4. The story told in these pages is sad reading, but through it all God's purpose moves on. See Matthew 1:8. As a water-lily grows from a muddy bottom, so the pure life of Christ came, on the human side, out of this family. God's purpose shall finally emerge from this present strife in a further revelation of the Son of man. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Kings 8

¹ The Shunammite, having left her country seven years, to avoid the famine,
⁵ for Elisha's miracle's sake has her land restored by the king
⁷ Hazael Murders Ben-Hadad and succeeds him
¹⁶ Jehoram's wicked reign in Judah
²⁰ Edom and Libnah revolt
²³ Ahaziah succeeds Jehoram
²⁵ Ahaziah's wicked reign
²⁸ He visits Joram, being wounded, at Jezreel

What do the individual words in 2 Kings 8:16 mean?

And in the year five of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel Jehoshaphat [having been] king of Judah began to reign Jehoram of Jehoshaphat as king of Judah

וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת חָמֵ֗שׁ לְיוֹרָ֤ם בֶּן־ אַחְאָב֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה מָלַ֛ךְ יְהוֹרָ֥ם יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה

וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת	And in the year
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שָׁנָה Sense: year.
חָמֵ֗שׁ	five
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: חָמֵשׁ Sense: five.
לְיוֹרָ֤ם	of Joram
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄורָם Sense: son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and himself king of Judah for 8 years; his wife was the wicked Athaliah who was probably the instigator for his returning the nation of Judah to the worship of Baal.
בֶּן־	son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
אַחְאָב֙	of Ahab
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אַחְאָב Sense: king of Israel, son of Omri, husband of Jezebel.
מֶ֣לֶךְ	king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	of Israel
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel.
וִיהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט	Jehoshaphat
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹושָׁפָט Sense: son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah.
מֶ֣לֶךְ	[having been] king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
יְהוּדָ֑ה	of Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.
מָלַ֛ךְ	began to reign
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָלַךְ Sense: to be or become king or queen, reign.
יְהוֹרָ֥ם	Jehoram
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹורָם Sense: son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and himself king of Judah for 8 years; his wife was the wicked Athaliah who was probably the instigator for his returning the nation of Judah to the worship of Baal.
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט	of Jehoshaphat
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהֹושָׁפָט Sense: son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah.
מֶ֥לֶךְ	as king
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
יְהוּדָֽה	of Judah
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְהוּדָה Sense: the son of Jacob by Leah.

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