Jehoram king of Judah 
Jehoram's father was Jehoshaphat King of Judah . His paternal grandfather was Asa King of Judah . He was an only child. He died in 849 BC.General Notes
Jehoram of Judah was the king of Judah, and the son of Jehoshaphat (2 Kings 8:16). William F. Albright has dated his reign to 849 BC-842 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 848 BC-841 BC.
Jehoram formed an alliance with the kingdom of Israel by marrying Athaliah, the daughter of Ahab. Despite this alliance with the stronger northern kingdom, Jehoram's rule of Judah was shaky. Edom revolted, and when Jehoram marched against this people, his army fled before the Edomites, and he was forced to acknowledge their independence. The town of Libnah revolted during his reign, according to the author of 2 Chronicles (21:10), because he "had abandoned Yahweh, God of his fathers."
2 Chronicles relates that a raid consisting of Philistines, Arabs and Ethiopians looted the king's house, and carried off all of his family except for his youngest son Jehoahaz (21:16f). After this, Jehoram was aflicted with a painful inflammation of the abdomen, and died two years later (21:18f).
Details of Jehoram's family with Athaliah Princess
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