We explore a weird story that includes Elisha but does not center on him. Jehoram, who is Ahab's second son, has come to the throne in Israel. He is not quite as bad as his mom and dad in his desire to follow other gods, and yet his idolatry is disturbingly similar to what the reader has seen throughout Kings. With multiple references to Egypt, the wilderness, and the conquest, this story seems to lead the reader to make connections between Israel and oppressive regimes like the Egypt they were led out of in the Exodus.