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Joram

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jō´ram ( יורם , yōrām , "Yahweh is exalted"; compare JEHORAM ):

(1) Son of Toi (or Tou, according to Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus, and 1 Chronicles 18:9 , 1 Chronicles 18:10 ), sent by his father to greet David (2 Samuel 8:10 ) = "Hadoram" (1 Chronicles 18:9 , 1 Chronicles 18:10 ) a form preferred by commentators in 2 Sam also.

(2) Same as Jehoram, king of Judah (2 Kings 8:21-24; 2 Kings 11:2; 1 Chronicles 3:11; Matthew 1:8 Ἰωράμ , Iōrám ).

(3) Same as Jehoram, king of Northern Israel (2 Kings 8:29; compare 2 Kings 9:15 the Revised Version margin).

(4) (In form ירם , yōrām ): A L evite (1 Chronicles 26:25 ).

(5) ( Ἰωράμ , Iōrám , 1 Esdras 1:9) = "Jozabad" ( 2 Chronicles 35:9 ); see JOZABAD (4).

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Joram'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​j/joram.html. 1915.
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