2 Chronicles 21
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1Jehoshaphat died and was buried with his forefathers in the City of David, and his son Jehoram took over as king. 2His brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All were sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.#21:2. “Judah,” following some Hebrew manuscripts, the Septuagint, and the Vulgate. Most Hebrew manuscripts have “Israel,” perhaps reflecting the Chronicler's intent that Judah should be seen as being the real inheritor of the title “kingdom of Israel.” Similarly verse 4. 3Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and valuable items, as well as the fortified towns in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn. 4But once Jehoram had secured the kingdom, he made sure of his position by killing all his brothers, along with some of the princes of Judah.
5Jehoram was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years. 6He followed the evil ways of the kings of Israel, and was as bad as Ahab, for he had married one of Ahab's daughters. He did evil in the Lord's sight. 7However, the Lord did not want to destroy David's line because of the agreement he had made with David, and he had promised that David's descendants would rule forever like an ever-burning lamp.
8During Jehoram's reign, Edom rebelled against Judah's rule and chose their own king. 9So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariot army. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he broke through during the night.#21:9. The Hebrew is unclear as to whether this was a night attack, or merely that Jehoram escaped. In any event, the following verses reveal that the rebellion was not put down by Jehoram. 10From this time on Edom was in rebellion against Judah's rule, and remains so to this day. At the same time Libnah also rebelled against his rule, because he had abandoned the Lord, the God of his forefathers. 11He also built high places on the mountains of Judah; he made the people of Jerusalem unfaithful to God and led Judah away from him.
12Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet that said, “This is what the Lord, the God of David your forefather says, ‘You have not followed the ways of your father Jehoshaphat, or Asa, king of Judah, 13but instead you have followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and have made the people of Jerusalem unfaithful, and the people of Jerusalem as unfaithful as the family of Ahab. You have even killed your brothers, your father's family, who were better than you. 14Watch out, for the Lord is going to hit your people hard—your sons, your wives, and all that you own. 15You yourself will be struck with a terrible illness—a disease of the bowels which will get worse day by day until they come out.’”
16The Lord stirred up the hostility of the Philistines and of the Arabians (who live near the Ethiopians) against Jehoram. 17They came and invaded Judah, and took away everything they found in the king's palace, along with his sons and his wives, so that only the youngest son Jehoahaz#21:17. “Jehoahaz”: also called Azariah. was left.
18After all this, the Lord struck Jehoram with a disease of the bowels for which there was no cure. 19Day after day it grew worse, until after two full years passed his bowels came out because of his disease, and he died in agony. His people did not make a fire to honor him as they had done for his forefathers. 20Jehoram was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years. When he died, no one mourned him. He was buried in the City of David, but not in the royal tombs.
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2 Chronicles 21
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Jehoram Reigns in Judah
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1 Kgs. 22:50
Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place. 2He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of #[ch. 24:5]Israel.#21:2 That is, Judah 3Their father gave them great gifts of silver, gold, and valuable possessions, together with #See ch. 11:5fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn. 4When Jehoram had ascended the throne of his father and was established, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of #[See ver. 2 above]Israel. 5#For ver. 5-10, see 2 Kgs. 8:17-22 Jehoram was #[ver. 20]thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6#See 1 Kgs. 12:28-30; 16:31-33 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for #ch. 18:1; 2 Kgs. 8:18the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. 7Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and since he had promised to give #See 1 Kgs. 11:36; [2 Sam. 21:17]a lamp to him and to his sons forever.
8In his days Edom revolted from the #ver. 10rule of Judah and set up a king of their own. 9Then Jehoram passed over with his commanders and all his chariots, and he rose by night and struck the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders. 10So Edom revolted from #ver. 8the rule of Judah to this day. At that time Libnah also revolted from his rule, because he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers.
11Moreover, he made high places in the hill country of Judah and led the inhabitants of Jerusalem #Ex. 34:16; Lev. 17:7; 20:5into whoredom and made Judah go astray. 12And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father, #ch. 17:3 ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or #ch. 14:2-5in the ways of Asa king of Judah, 13#[See ver. 6 above] but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel and have enticed Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem #[See ver. 11 above] into whoredom, #See 1 Kgs. 16:31-33 as the house of Ahab led Israel into whoredom, and also you #ver. 4have killed your brothers, of your father’s house, who were better than you, 14behold, the Lord will bring a great plague on your people, your children, your wives, and all your possessions, 15and you yourself will have a severe sickness #ver. 18, 19with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels come out because of the disease, day by day.’”
16 # [1 Kgs. 11:14, 23] And the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the anger#21:16 Hebrew spirit of the Philistines and of #ch. 17:11; 22:1; 26:7the Arabians who are near the Ethiopians. 17And they came up against Judah and invaded it and carried away all the possessions they found that belonged to the king’s house, and also his sons and his wives, so that no son was left to him except #ch. 25:23; [ch. 22:6]Jehoahaz, his youngest son.
18And after all this the Lord struck him #ver. 15in his bowels with an incurable disease. 19In the course of time, at the end of two years, his bowels came out because of the disease, and he died in great agony. His people made no fire in his honor, #ch. 16:14like the fires made for his fathers. 20#[ver. 5] He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. And he departed #[Jer. 22:18] with no one’s regret. #[ch. 24:25; 28:27]They buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
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