2 Kings 3:1

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Moab Fights with Israel In the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Jehoram became king over Israel in Samaria; he ruled for twelve years.

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Referenced Verses

  • 2 Kgs 1:17 : 17 And he did die in keeping with the LORD’s message that he had spoken through Elijah. In the second year of the reign of King Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah, Ahaziah’s brother Jehoram replaced him as king of Israel, because he had no son.
  • 2 Kgs 8:16 : 16 Jehoram’s Reign over Judah In the fifth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became king over Judah.
  • 1 Kgs 22:51 : 51 Ahaziah’s Reign over Israel In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Ahaziah became king over Israel in Samaria. He ruled for two years over Israel.

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  • 2 Kgs 8:16-18
    3 verses
    87%

    16Jehoram’s Reign over Judah In the fifth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became king over Judah.

    17He was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.

    18He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. He did evil in the sight of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 22:51-52
    2 verses
    86%

    51Ahaziah’s Reign over Israel In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahab’s son Ahaziah became king over Israel in Samaria. He ruled for two years over Israel.

    52He did evil in the sight of the LORD and followed in the footsteps of his father and mother; like Jeroboam son of Nebat, he encouraged Israel to sin.

  • 2 Kgs 8:24-27
    4 verses
    84%

    24Joram passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Ahaziah replaced him as king.

    25Ahaziah Takes the Throne of Judah In the twelfth year of the reign of Israel’s King Joram, son of Ahab, Jehoram’s son Ahaziah became king over Judah.

    26Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter of King Omri of Israel.

    27He followed in the footsteps of Ahab’s dynasty and did evil in the sight of the LORD, like Ahab’s dynasty, for he was related to Ahab’s family.

  • 2 Kgs 13:1-2
    2 verses
    83%

    1Jehoahaz’s Reign over Israel In the twenty-third year of the reign of Judah’s King Joash son of Ahaziah, Jehu’s son Jehoahaz became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for seventeen years.

    2He did evil in the sight of the LORD. He continued in the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who had encouraged Israel to sin; he did not repudiate those sins.

  • 2 Chr 21:5-6
    2 verses
    83%

    5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.

    6He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. He did evil in the sight of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 16:28-29
    2 verses
    83%

    28Omri passed away and was buried in Samaria. His son Ahab replaced him as king.

    29Ahab Promotes Idolatry In the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri’s son Ahab became king over Israel. Ahab son of Omri ruled over Israel for twenty-two years in Samaria.

  • 1 Kgs 22:41
    80%

    41Jehoshaphat’s Reign over Judah In the fourth year of Ahab’s reign over Israel, Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became king over Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 9:29
    79%

    29Ahaziah had become king over Judah in the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab.

  • 2 Kgs 13:10-11
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    10Jehoash’s Reign over Israel In the thirty-seventh year of King Joash’s reign over Judah, Jehoahaz’s son Jehoash became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for sixteen years.

    11He did evil in the sight of the LORD. He did not repudiate the sinful ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat who encouraged Israel to sin; he continued in those sins.

  • 2 Kgs 3:2
    78%

    2He did evil in the sight of the LORD, but not to the same degree as his father and mother. He did remove the sacred pillar of Baal that his father had made.

  • 2 Kgs 17:1
    77%

    1Hoshea’s Reign over Israel In the twelfth year of King Ahaz’s reign over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for nine years.

  • 2 Kgs 14:23
    76%

    23Jeroboam II’s Reign over Israel In the fifteenth year of the reign of Judah’s King Amaziah, son of Joash, Jeroboam son of Joash became king over Israel. He reigned for forty-one years in Samaria.

  • 2 Kgs 1:17-18
    2 verses
    76%

    17And he did die in keeping with the LORD’s message that he had spoken through Elijah. In the second year of the reign of King Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah, Ahaziah’s brother Jehoram replaced him as king of Israel, because he had no son.

    18The rest of the events of Ahaziah’s reign, including his accomplishments, are recorded in the scroll called the Annals of the Kings of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 13:1
    76%

    1Abijah’s Reign In the eighteenth year of the reign of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 15:1
    75%

    1Azariah’s Reign over Judah In the twenty-seventh year of King Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Amaziah’s son Azariah became king over Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 10:36
    75%

    36Jehu reigned over Israel for twenty-eight years in Samaria.

  • 2 Chr 22:1-2
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    75%

    1Ahaziah’s Reign The residents of Jerusalem made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the camp with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.

    2Ahaziah was twenty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for one year in Jerusalem. His mother was Athaliah, the granddaughter of Omri.

  • 2 Kgs 3:6
    75%

    6At that time King Jehoram left Samaria and assembled all Israel for war.

  • 1 Kgs 15:1
    75%

    1Abijah’s Reign over Judah In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam son of Nebat, Abijah became king over Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 16:23
    74%

    23In the thirty-first year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Omri became king over Israel. He ruled for twelve years, six of them in Tirzah.

  • 1 Kgs 22:2
    74%

    2In the third year King Jehoshaphat of Judah came down to visit the king of Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 18:1
    74%

    1Hezekiah Becomes King of Judah In the third year of the reign of Israel’s King Hoshea son of Elah, Ahaz’s son Hezekiah became king over Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 15:32
    74%

    32Jotham’s Reign over Judah In the second year of the reign of Israel’s King Pekah son of Remaliah, Uzziah’s son Jotham became king over Judah.

  • 2 Kgs 15:17
    74%

    17Menahem’s Reign over Israel In the thirty-ninth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel. He reigned for ten years in Samaria.

  • 1 Chr 3:11
    74%

    11Joram his son,Ahaziah his son,Joash his son,

  • 2 Chr 34:1
    73%

    1Josiah Institutes Religious Reforms Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned for thirty-one years in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 21:1
    72%

    1Jehoshaphat passed away and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Jehoram replaced him as king.

  • 2 Kgs 16:1
    72%

    1Ahaz’s Reign over Judah In the seventeenth year of the reign of Pekah son of Remaliah, Jotham’s son Ahaz became king over Judah.

  • 1 Kgs 15:25
    72%

    25Nadab’s Reign over Israel In the second year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Jeroboam’s son Nadab became the king of Israel; he ruled Israel for two years.

  • 2 Chr 17:1
    72%

    1Jehoshaphat Becomes King His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel.

  • 2 Chr 27:8
    72%

    8He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 36:2
    71%

    2Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when he became king, and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Kgs 14:1
    71%

    1Amaziah’s Reign over Judah In the second year of the reign of Israel’s King Joash son of Joahaz, Joash’s son Amaziah became king over Judah.

  • 2 Chr 21:12
    71%

    12Jehoram received this letter from Elijah the prophet:“This is what the LORD God of your ancestor David says:‘You have not followed in the footsteps of your father Jehoshaphat and of King Asa of Judah,

  • 2 Kgs 15:8
    71%

    8Zechariah’s Reign over Israel In the thirty-eighth year of King Azariah’s reign over Judah, Jeroboam’s son Zechariah became king over Israel. He reigned in Samaria for six months.

  • 2 Kgs 15:13
    71%

    13Shallum son of Jabesh became king in the thirty-ninth year of King Uzziah’s reign over Judah. He reigned for one month in Samaria.

  • 2 Chr 36:5
    71%

    5Jehoiakim’s Reign Jehoiakim was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem. He did evil in the sight of the LORD his God.

  • 1 Kgs 15:9
    71%

    9Asa’s Reign over Judah In the twentieth year of Jeroboam’s reign over Israel, Asa became the king of Judah.