18. After this happened, the Lord struck Jehoram with an incurable stomach disease.
19. About two years later, Jehoram died in terrible pain. No bonfire was built to honour him, even though the people had done this for his ancestors.
20. Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he ruled eight years from Jerusalem. He died, and no one even felt sad. He was buried in Jerusalem, but not in the royal tombs.