Jehoram

2 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Jehoram
     Jehovah-exalted. (1.) Son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent by his
     father to congratulate David on the occasion of his victory over
     Hadadezer (2 Sam. 8:10).
     
       (2.) A Levite of the family of Gershom (1 Chr. 26:25).


     
       (3.) A priest sent by Jehoshaphat to instructruct the people
     in Judah (2 Chr. 17:8).
     
       (4.) The son of Ahab and Jezebel, and successor to his brother
     Ahaziah on the throne of Israel. He reigned twelve years, B.C.
     896-884 (2 Kings 1:17; 3:1). His first work was to reduce to
     subjection the Moabites, who had asserted their independence in
     the reign of his brother. Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, assisted
     Jehoram in this effort. He was further helped by his ally the
     king of Edom. Elisha went forth with the confederated army (2
     Kings 3:1-19), and at the solicitation of Jehoshaphat encouraged
     the army with the assurance from the Lord of a speedy victory.
     The Moabites under Mesha their king were utterly routed and
     their cities destroyed. At Kir-haraseth Mesha made a final
     stand. The Israelites refrained from pressing their victory
     further, and returned to their own land.
     
       Elisha afterwards again befriended Jehoram when a war broke
     out between the Syrians and Israel, and in a remarkable way
     brought that war to a bloodless close (2 Kings 6:23). But
     Jehoram, becoming confident in his own power, sank into
     idolatry, and brought upon himself and his land another Syrian
     invasion, which led to great suffering and distress in Samaria
     (2 Kings 6:24-33). By a remarkable providential interposition
     the city was saved from utter destruction, and the Syrians were
     put to flight (2 Kings 7:6-15).
     
       Jehoram was wounded in a battle with the Syrians at Ramah, and
     obliged to return to Jezreel (2 Kings 8:29; 9:14, 15), and soon
     after the army proclaimed their leader Jehu king of Israel, and
     revolted from their allegiance to Jehoram (2 Kings 9). Jehoram
     was pierced by an arrow from Jehu's bow on the piece of ground
     at Jezreel which Ahab had taken from Naboth, and there he died
     (2 Kings 9:21-29).
     
       (5.) The eldest son and successor of Jehoshaphat, king of
     Judah. He reigned eight years (B.C. 892-885) alone as king of
     Judah, having been previously for some years associated with his
     father (2 Chr. 21:5, 20; 2 Kings 8:16). His wife was Athaliah,
     the daughter of Ahab and Jezebel. His daughter Jehosheba was
     married to the high priest Jehoiada. He sank into gross
     idolatry, and brought upon himself and his kingdom the anger of
     Jehovah. The Edomites revolted from under his yoke, and the
     Philistines and the Arabians and Cushites invaded the land, and
     carried away great spoil, along with Jehoram's wives and all his
     children, except Ahaziah. He died a painful death from a fearful
     malady, and was refused a place in the sepulchre of the kings (2
     Kings 8:16-24; 2 Chr. 21).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Jehoram, exaltation of the Lord