Joram
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897) · International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
THE DICTIONARY — Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
=Jeho’ram. (1.) One of the kings of Israel (2 Kings 8:16, 25, 28). He was the son of Ahab. (2.) Jehoram, the son and successor of Jehoshaphat on the throne of Judah (2 Kings 8:24).
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The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915), general editor James Orr — public domain, printed whole.
jo'-ram (yoram, "Yahweh is exalted"; compare JEHORAM):
(1) Son of Toi (or Tou, according to Septuagint, Codex Vaticanus, and 1Ch 18:9,10), sent by his father to greet David (2Sa 8:10) = "Hadoram" (1Ch 18:9,10) a form preferred by commentators in 2Sa also.
(2) Same as Jehoram, king of Judah (2Ki 8:21-24; 11:2; 1Ch 3:11; Mt 1:8 Ioram).
(3) Same as Jehoram, king of Northern Israel (2Ki 8:29; compare 2Ki 9:15 the Revised Version margin).
(4) (In form yoram): A Levite (1Ch 26:25).
(5) (Ioram, 1 Esdras 1:9) = "Jozabad" (2Ch 35:9); see JOZABAD (4).