Now the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
We have here a brief account of the life and reign of Jehoram (or Joram), one of the worst of the kings of Judah, but the son and successor of Jehoshaphat, one of the best. Note, 1. Parents cannot give grace to their children. Many that have themselves been godly have had the grief and shame of seeing those that came forth out of their bowels wicked and vile.
Commenting on 2 Kings 8:16-24
And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? Not in the canonical book of Chronicles, though some of his acts are recorded there, see Ch2 21:1 but in the annals of the kings of Judah, written by persons appointed for that purpose.
Are they not written in the book of the chronicles - Several remarkable particulars relative to Joram may be found in 2 Chron. 21.