King Jehoram (Joram),
the 9th king to rule over all of the Israelites in
the northern nation of Israel in the Promised Land
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.-2 Kings 3:1-3***Nebat and Ahab were Isaraelites descended from Abraham (Abram the Hebrew) and Sarah (Sarai), Isaac and Rebekah,and Isaac and Rebekah's youngest fraternal twin son Jacob (Israel). Aaron and his younger brother Aaron were Israelites from the tribe of Levi, descended from Jacob and his 1st wife Leah and their 3rd born son Levi. Forty years after Moses and Aaron led the Israelites away from Egyptian slavery, across the divinely parted Red Sea, into the desert wilderness of Shur, and the desert wilderness of Sin, and the desert wilderness of Sinai, 123-year-old Aaron the high priest died upon Mount Hor, and Moses went upon Mount Nebo, according to the commands of the Lord God. The Lord God showed Moses the Promised Land, and 120-year-old Moses the prophet died, and was divinely buried. Joshua was Moses' aide and successor from the tribe of Ephraim, descended from Jacob and his 2nd wife Rachel, their firstborn son Joseph and his wife Aenath, and Joseph and Asenath's 2nd born son Ephraim, whom Jacob proclaimed to be his own son. The Lord God spoke to Joshua, and Joshua sent 2 spies to Canaan, the Promised Land, and Rahab hid the spies, and the spies returned, and Joshua led the Israelites across the divinely parted Jordan River and onto the land that the Lord God promised to give to Abraham, and Isaac, and to Jacob, and their descendants. Over 300 years after 110-year-old Joshua died, and was buried in his tribe;s portion of the Promised Land, Saul, from the tribe of Jacob and Rachel's 2nd and last son Benjamin became the 1st king to reign. David, from the tribe of Jacob and Leah's 4th born son Judah, was the 2nd king to rule over all of the Israelites. Solomon, a son born to David and Bathsheba, was the 3rd king. Rehoboam, the son born to Solomon and Naamah, was the 4th king to rule over all of the Isralites. After Rehoboam gave a specific answer, the Israelites split into 2 kingdoms, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of Solomon. Judah was the nation in the south, Jerusalem was the royal city and Rehoboam was the 1st king to reign. Israel was the northern nation, Samaria was the final royal city and Jeroboam, the son born to Nebat and Zeruah, was the 1st king to reign. During the beginning of his 22-year reign, Jeroboam instituted a system of idolatry throughout the northern nation of Israel, and placed a golden calf in Bethel, in the southern region of the kingdom, and a golden calf in Dan, in the northern region. Jeroboam's son Nadab was the 2nd king to rule the northern nation of Israel. Baasha was an Israelite from the tribe of Jacob and Leah's 4th born son Issachar. In the last year of Nadab's 2-year reign, Baasha killed Nadab and became the 3rd king to rule the northern nation of Israel. Baasha's son Elah was the 4th king to reign. In the last year of Elah's 2-year reign, Zimri killed Elah and became the 5th king to rule the northern nation of Israel. However, the Israelites proclaimed Omri, an army captain, as their king. On the 7th day of Zimri's reign, Zimri set fire to the king's palace, stayed inside and died. Afterwards, 1/2 of the Israelites followed Omri as their king, and 1/2 of the Israelites followed Tibni. The divinely inspired Scriptures of the Holy Bible reveal that Omri became the 6th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel. Omri bought hillside land and established Samaria, the royal city. Omri's son Ahab was the 7th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel. Ahab died after being wounded in a battle against the Syrians (Arameans), and Ahaziah, the son born to Ahab and his wife Jezebel, a Sidonian (Zidonian) princess, became the 8th king to reign. After Ahaziah died due to a fall and injury, Ahab and Jezebel's son Jehoram (Joram) became the 9th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel. King Pekah was the 18th king to rule over all of the Israelites in the northern nation of Israel. During Pekah's 20-year reign, the Assyrians invaded the kingdom and King Tiglath-pileser, ruler of Assyria, began taking Israelites captive. During the 9th year of the reign of King Hoshea, the 19th king to rule the northern nation, the Assyrians conquered Samaria, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. Jehoshaphat, the son born to King Asa and Azubah, was the 4th king to rule Judah. Asa and Jehosphaphat were from the tribe of Jacob and Leah's 4th born son Judah. Less than 125 years after Samaria was conquered, Jehoshaphat's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandson Jehoiakim (Eliakim) became the 17th king to rule Judah. During Jehoiakim's 11-year reign, the Babylonians (Chaldeans) invaded Judah and Jerusalem, the royal city, and King Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of Babylon, began looting the temple of the Lord. Jehoiachin (Jeconiah/Coniah), the son born to Jehoiakim and Nehushta, was the 18th king to rule Judah. During Jehoiachin's 3-month reign, the Babylonians took more prominent Israelites, including Jehoiachin, his wives and mother, to Babylon. During the 11th year of the reign of Jehoiakim's brother King Zedekiah (Mattaniah), the 19th king to rule Judah, the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem, according to the will of the Lord God, due to the idolatry and other wickedness of the Israelites. Before taking more Israelites captive, the Babylonians burned the temple and other buildings. Over 500 years after Israelites began returning to Judah and Jerusalem, Jesus the Christ, the Son of God, was born. Jesus was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of Mary, a virgin, and Jesus was born into the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Judah's kings, to Mary and her husband Joseph when Mary was a virgin.-Genesis 11:26-50:26, Exodus, Numbers 13:1-14:45, 20:1-29, 26:1-36:13, Deuteronomy 31:1-34:12, Joshua 1:1-4:24, 23:1-24:33, Judges 1:1-2:23, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra 1:1-11, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts 1:1-26
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