16. 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.

17. He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign. He reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

18. He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab's house; for he married Ahab's daughter. He did that which was evil in The LORD's sight.

19. However the LORD would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.

20. In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.

21. Then Joram passed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.

22. So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.

23. The rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

24. Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David's city; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.