20 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He passed away, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
This verse really made me say, WOW! We've read about a lot of kings and how they ruled. Some were following God, and probably more were not. I can't remember every reading the end of a chapter that had this tone. Do you remember this type of wrap-up? I think they were all buried in the tombs of the kings. It says a LOT about Jehoram and how he ruled, and how God viewed him.
Lesson for me, is to keep my eyes focused on God, and not worry about all the shennanigans happening in this world.
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exact verse I picked out. That says it all, this guy was a walking disaster and not one person was sad to see him go. Its kind of amazing he could rule for 8 years. it fascinates me how someone is able to maintain power over people spread out so far physically back in that day with such limited communication and big time lags. not a biblical learning just interesting.
ReplyDeleteI don't have any real take. Its no wonder I haven't heard any kids being name Jehoram.
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