Joram (King of Judea)

Joram ( Heb. יוֹרָם, יְהוֹרָם, Yehoram "God is High"), son of Jehoshaphat (Yehoshafat) - the 5th King of the Kingdom of Judah , who ruled from 851 to 843 BC. er (of which, apparently, five years as co-ruler of the father). Through marriage with Atalia - according to one version (2 Kings 8:26 ), the daughter of the Israeli king Omri , according to another ( 4 Kings 8:18 ), King Ahab - was related to the Israeli king Joram . Joram maintained close ties with the kingdom of Israel.

Joram
Heb. יוֹרָם, יְהוֹרָם
Portrait from the collection of biographies Promptuarii Iconum Insigniorum ( 1553 )
5th ruler of Judah 846 BC er - 843 BC er
Predecessor	Josaphat
Successor	Ahaziya
Birth
Death	843 BC er ( -843 )
Burial place
Rod
Father	Josaphat
Spouse
Children	Ahaziya

After ascension to the throne of Judea, Jegoram gave the order to kill all his brothers and many of his father, Jehoshaphat, and many of those close to him. Jehoram was also considered as the first of the Jewish kings who violated the true laws of worship. It is possible that the temple of Baal, mentioned in the 4th book of the Kings (11:18), was built under Joram at the insistence of Atalia.

At the beginning of Joram's rule, Idumea (Edom) separated from Judea ( 2 Par. 21: 8-10 ; IV C. 8: 20-22), as a result of which Judea lost control over the trade routes to Arabia. Following this, according to II Chr. 21: 16-17, Judea underwent a devastating raid by Philistines and nomads of the Arabian Peninsula . Then all the sons of Joram perished, except Ahaziah .

There is an assumption that in 849-845 years BC. er Joram participated in the anti - Assyrian coalition of 12 Western Kings, led by king Aram-Dammesek Wendidad (Ben-Hadad II).

Soon the king, having experienced such misfortunes, became very ill. He started a strange disease from which his stomach was swollen and his body began to rot. Soon Joram died. In general, the short reign of Joram was marked by the economic and political decline of the kingdom of Judah.