And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Je hoshaphat king of Judah began to reign. (2 Kings 8:16)
For the joint reign of Jehoram of Judah with his father Jehoshaphat see on chs. 1:17; 3:1. The history of the kingdom of Judah is here resumed from 1 Kings 22:50, where the death of Jehoshaphat was mentioned.
Fifth year of Joram.
For the chronology of the reign of Joram of Israel see pp. 77, 81, 145, 150.