2 Kings

Continues the story of the divided kingdoms, their decline, and eventual exile.

Chapter 8

KJV - 2 Kings 8:29

And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.

King Joram returned to Jezreel to heal from his Ramah injuries, caused by the Syrians while fighting Hazael, their leader. Meanwhile, Ahaziah, son of Jehoram and Judah's king, visited Joram's son Ahab in Jezreel because he was unwell.

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