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2 Kings 8:25 Explained in Context
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Verse 25. 25In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
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Role in This Section
This verse opens the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech: “In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Ahaziah of Judah joins Joram's war.”
Read It With
- 2 Kings 8:25–29
Read 2 Kings 8:25 with 8:25–29. The selected wording supplies one opening in the thought unit and establishes its first action or speech; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Ahaziah receives the same negative evaluation, fights beside Joram against Hazael, and visits the wounded king at Jezreel.
Why It Needs Context
2 Kings 8:25 depends on 8:25–29; isolating “In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of…” would detach a supporting action, quotation, name, number, object, or transition from “Ahaziah of Judah joins Joram's war.”
Read 2 Kings 8:25–29 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Kings 8:25–29 forms one scene or regnal notice: Ahaziah receives the same negative evaluation, fights beside Joram against Hazael, and visits the wounded king at Jezreel.
Verse 25. 25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
Verse 26. 26 Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
Verse 27. 27 And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the LORD, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
Verse 28. 28 And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
Verse 29. 29 And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
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Biblical text
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Exact location: 2 Kings 8:25–29, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
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