1. So Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David, and Jehoram his son ruled in his place.
2. And he had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel, Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah.
3. And their father gave them great gifts of silver, gold, and excellent items, along with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
4. Then Jehoram rose up over the kingdom of his father and he became strong. And he killed all his brothers with the sword and even some of the officials in Israel.
5. Now Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began as king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
6. And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel as those from the house of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was the wife of Jehoram. And he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.
7. But the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David because of the covenant that He made with David, and because He said that He would give a lamp to David and his sons for all days.
8. In the days of Jehoram, Edom revolted from being under the hand of Judah, and they set a king for themselves.