17. He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
18. He walked in the way of the kings of Israel as the house of Ahab had done, since the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.
19. Even so, the Lord was unwilling to destroy Judah, for the sake of his servant David. For he had promised David that he would leave him a holding in the Lord’s presence for all time.
20. During Joram’s reign, Edom revolted against the rule of Judah and installed a king of its own.
21. Thereupon Joram with all his chariots crossed over to Zair. He arose by night and broke through the Edomites when they had surrounded him and the commanders of his chariots. Then his army fled homeward.
22. To this day Edom has been in revolt against the rule of Judah. Libnah also revolted at that time.
23. The rest of the acts of Joram, with all that he did, are recorded in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah.