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Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years. And he wrought evil in the sight of the LORD; but not like his father, and like his mother: for he put away the image of Baal that his father had made. Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom. And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool. But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel. And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel. And he went and sent to Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me: wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle? And he said, I will go up: I am as thou art, my people as thy people, and my horses as thy horses.-2 Kings 3:1-7***After King Ahab was wounded and died, Ahaziah, the son born to Ahab and Jezebel, became the 8th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel. After Ahaziah died, Ahab and Jezebel's son Jehoram (Joram) became the 9th king to rule the northern nation. King Mesha was ruler of the Moabites, the descendants of Abraham and Sarah's nephew Lot and Lot's oldest daughter, and Lot and his daughter's son Moab. Mesha refused to pay tribute to Ahaziah or Joram. Thus, Jehoram sought help from Jehoshaphat, his sister Athaliah's father-in-law, just as Ahab previously sought help from Jehoshaphat.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 20:1-29, 27:12-23, Deuteronomy 31:1-30, 32:44-52, 34:1-12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings 1:1-9:37, 1 Chronicles 1:1-34, 2:1-17, 3:1-24, 10:1-29:30, 2 Chronicles 1:1-20:37, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26