2 Kings 8:16-29

St Barnabas Daily Devotions · Jul 24, 2026

2 Kings 8:16-29 - Daily Devotion - 25 July 2026 St Barnabas Anglican Church Fairfield & Bossley Park

16 In the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab over Israel, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat succeeded his father as king of Judah. 17 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.

18 And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.

19 Yet for the sake of His servant David, the LORD was unwilling to destroy Judah, since He had…