Bible Person
Meaning: to cast; elevated · Male · 2 cross references
This Joram entry refers to the son sent by the king of Hamath to greet David after victory, not to the kings named Joram elsewhere in Scripture. He belongs to the diplomatic world opening around David's expanding kingdom. First appears in 2 Sam 8:10.1
AI summary: This Joram matters because the cross references place him in a moment where foreign diplomacy recognizes David's rising power. His embassy turns military victory into regional relationship, showing how the kingdom's influence extends beyond battlefield success into political acknowledgment. Taken together, the material presents this Joram as a diplomatic envoy whose mission reflects the widening reach of David's rule.1
Central Figure
Joram
Meaning: to cast; elevated
The son of Tou, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on his victory over Hadarezer, king of Syria (1 Chr.
The son of Tou, king of Hamath, sent by his father to congratulate David on his victory over Hadarezer, king of Syria (1 Chr. 18:10; called Joram 2 Sam. 8:10). 3
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, person metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.