Commentators note a minor discrepancy, as this verse states Ahaziah's reign began in the 11th year of Joram, while 2 Kings 8:25 says the 12th. Scholars resolve this by suggesting Ahaziah was co-regent with his father for a year before reigning alone, or that different methods of calculating regnal years were used. This shows how apparent contradictions in biblical chronology often have reasonable historical explanations.