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# General Information:

Jehoram becomes king of Judah.

# In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel

This describes the time that Jehoram began to reign over Judah by stating how long Joram, the current king of Israel, had been reigning. AT: "In the fifth year that Jorman son of Ahab was king of Israel" or "In year five of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# fifth year

"year 5" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-ordinal]])

# Jehoram began to reign

Jehoram, son of Jehoshaphat, became the king of Judah.