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Joram (JEHORAM h ram son of Ahab King)

or JEHORAM (-hō'ram), son of Ahab, King of Israel; successor of his older brother Ahaziah, 896 B. C. 896 B. c.

During his reign of 12 years the Moabites revolted. Joram secured the aid of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, and defeated the Moabites with great slaughter.

He was involved in war with Ben-hadad, King of Syria, and Hazael his successor; and at this time occurred the miraculous deliverance of Samaria from siege and famine, and also various miracles of Elisha, including the healing of Naaman .

Joram was wounded in a battle with Hazael, and met his death, in the suburbs of Ramoth-gilead, by the hand of Jehu his general. His body was thrown into the field of Naboth, at Jezreel, and with him perished the race of Ahab.