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The author of Kings speaks of both Jehoram of Israel and Jehoram of Judah in the same passage, which can be confusing. His only known act was when he, aided by his nephew Ahaziah, king of Judah, fought unsuccessfully against the army of Hazael, king of the Arameans at Ramoth-Gilead; here Jehoram was wounded. It is likely that their defeat at Ramoth-Gilead was serious, for while Jehoram was recuperating at Jezreel , his general JehuJehu " The LORD is he", Standard Hebrew Yhu Tiberian Hebrew Yh was king of Israel, and the son of Jehoshaphat (2 Kings 9:2), and grandson of Nimshi. Albright has dated his reign to 842 815 BC, while Thiele offers the dates 841 814 BC. Our principal source incited a revolt, slew Jehroam, and took the throne of Israel for himself.

The author of the Dan SteleTel Dan is an area in upper Galilee in Northern Israel; fed by melt water from the snows of mount Hermon, it is well watered by streams and covered with lush vegetation that seems out of place amidst its arid surroundings. It is quite securely identified (found in 1993 and 1994 during archeological excavations of the site of LaishTel Dan is an area in upper Galilee in Northern Israel; fed by melt water from the snows of mount Hermon, it is well watered by streams and covered with lush vegetation that seems out of place amidst its arid surroundings. It is quite securely identified) claimed to have slain both Ahaziah, son of Jehoram, and Jehoram; the most likely author of this monument is Hazael of the Arameans. Although the inscription is a contemporary witness of this period, kings of this period were inclined to boast and make exaggerated claims; it is not clear whether Jehu killed the two kings (as the Bible reports) or Hazael (as the Dan Stele reports).