^2 (A)In the third year, ^(B)Jehoshaphat the king of Judah came down to the king of Israel.

Another Jehoram Reigns in Judah

¹⁶ Now in the fifth year of ^(A)Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat was the king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah became king.

¹⁸ He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, for ^(A)Ahab’s daughter was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.

^2 (A)And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “^(B)Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord, and ^[a](C)by doing so bring wrath on yourself from the Lord?