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Joram

Omri became a king through coup d’état. However, he died a natural death and his throne was inherited by his son Ahab. King Ahab reined for 50 years and at his death, the throne was inherited by his son Ahaziah. King Ahaziah died without an heir two years into his reign. And the throne was inherited by his brother Joram or Jehoram.

King Joram of Israel went to war against Hazael and the Syrian army and he was badly wounded in the war so he returned to Jezreel for treatment and healing. Whiles King Joram was at Jezreel, Elisha sent a young prophet to Ramoth-gilead to anoint Jehu to become the king of Israel. Having been anointed, Jehu won the support of the army and he matched on Jezreel against King Joram. At Jezreel, Jehu killed King Joram and after that, he continued to kill the entire household of King Ahab. King Jehu’s coup was the 4th of its kind in Israel’s history.

(2 Kings 9:22-28)

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