John Gill's Exposition on 2 Kings 8:16

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, etc.] Who began his reign in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat, (<120301>2 Kings 3:1). Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah; as he continued to be two years more; for this must be in the twenty third year of his reign, and he reigned twenty five years, (<112242>1 Kings 22:42). Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign; according to Dr. Lightfoot f106, there were three beginnings of his reign; “first”, when his father went with Ahab to Ramothgilead, when be was left viceroy, and afterwards his father reassumed the kingdom; the “second” time was, when Jehoshaphat went with the kings of Israel and Edom against Moab; and this is the time here respected, which was in the fifth of Joram king of Israel; and the “third” time was, at the death of his father; but knew his father was living.

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