2 Chronicles 21 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat in Judah

21 (A)Then Jehoshaphat [a]lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and his son Jehoram became king in his place. 2 He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, [b]Azaryahu, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king (B)of Israel. 3 Their father gave them many gifts of silver, gold, and precious things, (C)with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

4 Now when Jehoram had [c]taken over the kingdom of his father and gathered courage, he (D)killed all his brothers with the sword, and some of the leaders of Israel as well. 5 (E)Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. 6 (F)He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done, (G)for Ahab’s daughter was his wife; and he did evil in the sight of the Lord. 7 Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David because of the covenant which He had made with David, (H)and because He had promised to give a lamp to him and his sons forever.

Revolt against Judah

8 In his days (I)Edom broke away [d]from the rule of Judah, and appointed a king over themselves. 9 Then Jehoram crossed over with his commanders and all his chariots with him. And he got up at night and struck and killed the Edomites who were surrounding him, and the commanders of the chariots. 10 So Edom revolted [e]against Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time [f]against his rule because he had abandoned the Lord God of his fathers. 11 Furthermore, (J)he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem (K)to be unfaithful, and led Judah astray.

12 Then a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “This is what the Lord, the God of your father David says: ‘Because (L)you have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat (M)and the ways of Asa king of Judah, 13 but (N)have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to be unfaithful (O)as the house of Ahab was unfaithful, and you (P)have also killed your brothers, [g]your own family, who were better than you, 14 behold, the Lord is going to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a great plague; 15 and (Q)you will suffer [h]severe sickness, a disease of your bowels, until your bowels come out because of the sickness, day by day.’”

16 Then (R)the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and (S)the Arabs who [i]bordered the Ethiopians; 17 and they came against Judah and invaded it, and carried away all the possessions found in the king’s house together with his sons and his wives, so that no son was left to him except [j](T)Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

18 So after all this the Lord struck him (U)in his intestines with an incurable sickness. 19 Now it came about in the course of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels came out because of his sickness, and he died in great pain. And his people did not make a funeral fire for him like (V)the fire for his fathers. 20 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years; and he departed [k](W)with no one’s regret, and they buried him in the city of David, (X)but not in the tombs of the kings.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 21:1 I.e., died
  2. 2 Chronicles 21:2 Or Azariah
  3. 2 Chronicles 21:4 Lit risen
  4. 2 Chronicles 21:8 Lit from under the hand of
  5. 2 Chronicles 21:10 Lit from under the hand of
  6. 2 Chronicles 21:10 Lit from under his hand
  7. 2 Chronicles 21:13 Lit your father’s house
  8. 2 Chronicles 21:15 Lit in many sicknesses
  9. 2 Chronicles 21:16 Lit were at the hand of
  10. 2 Chronicles 21:17 In 2 Chr 22:1, Ahaziah
  11. 2 Chronicles 21:20 Lit without desire

Cross references

  1. 2 Chronicles 21:1 : 1 Kin 22:50
  2. 2 Chronicles 21:2 : 2 Chr 12:6; 23:2
  3. 2 Chronicles 21:3 : 2 Chr 11:5
  4. 2 Chronicles 21:4 : Gen 4:8; Judg 9:5
  5. 2 Chronicles 21:5 : 2 Kin 8:17-22
  6. 2 Chronicles 21:6 : 1 Kin 12:28-30
  7. 2 Chronicles 21:6 : 2 Chr 18:1
  8. 2 Chronicles 21:7 : 2 Sam 7:12-17; 1 Kin 11:13, 36
  9. 2 Chronicles 21:8 : 2 Chr 20:22, 23; 21:10
  10. 2 Chronicles 21:11 : 1 Kin 11:7
  11. 2 Chronicles 21:11 : Lev 20:5
  12. 2 Chronicles 21:12 : 2 Chr 17:3, 4
  13. 2 Chronicles 21:12 : 2 Chr 14:2-5
  14. 2 Chronicles 21:13 : 2 Chr 21:6
  15. 2 Chronicles 21:13 : 1 Kin 16:31-33
  16. 2 Chronicles 21:13 : 2 Chr 21:4
  17. 2 Chronicles 21:15 : 2 Chr 21:18, 19
  18. 2 Chronicles 21:16 : 2 Chr 33:11
  19. 2 Chronicles 21:16 : 2 Chr 17:11; 22:1
  20. 2 Chronicles 21:17 : 2 Chr 25:23
  21. 2 Chronicles 21:18 : 2 Chr 21:15
  22. 2 Chronicles 21:19 : 2 Chr 16:14
  23. 2 Chronicles 21:20 : Jer 22:18, 28
  24. 2 Chronicles 21:20 : 2 Chr 24:25; 28:27

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