Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of 2 Kings 8:16:

• Kupsabiny: “Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat started to rule the country of Judah when Joram son of Ahab had five years having ruled the country of Israel.” (Source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)
• Newari: “When Joram, son of Ahab, had been king of Israel for five years, and Jehoshaphat had been king of Judah, Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat began his reign as king of Judah.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon: “Jehoram the child of Jehoshafat became king of Juda in the fifth year of the reign of Joram, the child of Ahab, in Israel.” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• English: “After King Joram, the son of Ahab, had been ruling in Israel for almost five years, Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became the king of Judah.” (Source: Translation for Translators)