Bible Strands
2 Kings 1:17
So Ahaziah died according to the word of the LORD that Elijah had spoken. And since he had no son, Jehoram succeeded him in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat over Judah.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records the death of King Ahaziah of Israel and the succession of Jehoram over Judah. This follows immediately after Elijah’s pronouncement that Ahaziah would not rise from his bed.
The words — וַיָּמָת (va/yāmat) means “he died,” and כִּדְבַר יְהוָה (ki’dəḇar YHWH) translates to “according to the word of Yahweh.”
The thread — The succession of Jehoram appears in 2 Kings 3:1, 1 Kings 22:51, and 2 Kings 8:16.
Why it lands — The text states that royal succession occurs because Ahaziah had no son, not by divine appointment. It requires the reader to separate historical record from theological claim and note that political continuity is treated as a factual consequence rather than a covenantal promise.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
So he died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
Cross-references
- 2 Kings 3:1 In the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.
- 1 Kings 22:51 In the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria two years.
- 2 Kings 8:16 In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah.