Joram: 2 Kings 9:15
which the Syrians had given: Heb. wherewith the Syrians had wounded
Ramah: Called "Ramoth," 2 Kings 9:28.
Ahaziah: 2 Kings 9:16; 2 Chronicles 22:6-7
sick: Heb. wounded, 1 Kings 22:34
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2 Kings 8:29
2 Kings 8:29
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