Jehoram of Israel

Joram (Hebrew יורם ), son of Ahab, King of Israel was about 852-841 BC and the last king of the dynasty of Omri.

Joram succeeded his older brother Ahaziah. In order to subdue the rebellious Moabites under Mesha their king again, he conducted together with Jehoshaphat of Judah, and Edom a campaign to Moab, but then gave the siege of Kir - heres, in where Mesha had entrenched. 841 BC he suffered together with Ahaziah of Judah defeat against Hazael of Aram (Damascus ) in Ramoth - Gilead ( 2 Kings 8:28-29 and 9:14-15 EU EU) and shortly thereafter became the revolution of the Jehu killed ( 2 Kings 9.24 EU).