How many times is Jehoram mentioned in the Bible?
The word Jehoram appears 23 times in the King James Version, in 21 verses. It is found in 3 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Jehoram 22 times.
Two kings in the same years carry this name, one of Israel (2 Kings 3:1) and one of Judah (2 Kings 8:16), and the text also shortens it to Joram. A priest named Jehoram is in 2 Chronicles 17:8. Joram has its own page; this one counts the spelling Jehoram. Together the two spellings come to 52 uses in each translation.
Jehoram in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Jehoram counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Jehoram | 23 | 22 |
| Total | 23 | 22 |
What the name Jehoram means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Jehoram as "exaltation of the Lord".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-24.
Which books mention Jehoram most
Jehoram appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Chronicles has the most (13), then 2 Kings (9) and 1 Kings (1).
First and last mention of Jehoram
And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest, (for she was the sister of Ahaziah,) hid him from Athaliah, so that she slew him not.
The verse that uses it most is 2 Kings 1:17, 2 times (tied with 2 Chronicles 22:6):
So he died according to the word of the LORD which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
Where the two translations differ
1 verse matches in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 0 verses match only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
2 Kings 9:24: counted in the KJV only
And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
Jehu drew his bow with his full strength, and struck Joram between his arms; and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
Common questions
How many times is Jehoram in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 23 of the 23 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Jehoram appears in 3 books of the 66 in the King James Version. 2 Chronicles has the most (13), then 2 Kings (9) and 1 Kings (1).
Where is Jehoram first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is 1 Kings 22:50: "And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead." The last is 2 Chronicles 22:11.
What does the name Jehoram mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Jehoram as "exaltation of the Lord".
More word counts: Joram, Elkanah, Ethiopians, Rezin, Zoar, Ophrah, Cilicia, silver, or all 635 words.
Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-24.