דברי הימים ב, פרק כ״א, פסוק כ׳

The final days of King Jehoram mark the tragic and gloomy end of a deeply troubled reign. A review of his age clarifies the exact timeline of his rule. Although he actually began to serve as king seven years earlier while his father was still alive, his official years as monarch are counted only from age thirty-two, following his father's passing. Establishing this timeline right before his death reveals that his life ended at age forty, which was the exact year his son Ahaziah took the throne [מלבי״ם].

His passing was marked by a profound lack of joy. The primary approach among commentators is that he left the world without ever experiencing true satisfaction or fulfilling his desires. Instead, his brief life was defined by continuous suffering, severe illness, and a steady decline from bad to worse [רש״י, מצודת דוד, חומת אנך, ביאור שטיינזלץ].

Even in death, he was denied full royal honor. While he was laid to rest in the City of David and spared outright public disgrace, he was deemed unworthy of a resting place among the other kings of the Davidic dynasty [ביאור שטיינזלץ].