15. But the very next day, Hazael got a thick blanket; he soaked it in water and held it over Benhadad's face until he died. Hazael then became king.
16. Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat became king of Judah in Joram's fifth year as king of Israel, while Jehoshaphat was still king of Judah.
17. Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he ruled eight years from Jerusalem.
18. Jehoram disobeyed the Lord by doing wrong. He married Ahab's daughter and was as sinful as Ahab's family and the kings of Israel.
19. But the Lord refused to destroy Judah, because he had promised his servant David that someone from his family would always rule in Judah.
20. While Jehoram was king, the people of Edom rebelled and chose their own king.