Misinterpretations often arise from conflating this Joram of Judah with the Israelite king Joram referenced earlier in the chapter, leading to confusion over which kingdom's lineage is described; others erroneously infer piety from the burial in the City of David, ignoring the preceding verse's condemnation of Joram's wickedness in following Israel's sins, or mistakenly view Joram and Jehoram as distinct individuals rather than variant names for father and son.
II Kings 8:23
King James Version (1769)
23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
This verse chronicles the death of King Joram of Judah and the seamless succession of his son Jehoram to the throne, underscoring the enduring continuity of the Davidic royal line in Jerusalem as detailed in the historical records of Israel's monarchy, even amid periods of unfaithfulness among the kings.