Verses 23-24 use the standard formula of 1–2 Kings to summarize the reign of a ruler. This verse contains a rhetorical question and may be restated in the form of a statement (so Good News Translation, Revised English Bible, New American Bible). See the comments on the similar-type verse in 1 Kgs 11.41.

Regarding the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah, see the comments on 1 Kgs 14.29.

The parallel account of the life of Jehoram in 2 Chr 21 adds a detail that is not present here, namely that he died of some kind of terrible illness (2 Chr 21.18-19).

Quoted with permission from Omanson, Roger L. and Ellington, John E. A Handbook on 1-2 Kings, Volume 2. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .