2 Chronicles 21 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat in Judah

1 Then Jehoshaphat ^H3092 [fn]lay ^H7901 down ^H7901 with his fathers ^H1 and was buried ^H6912 with his fathers ^H1 in the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732, and his son ^H1121 Jehoram ^H3088 became ^H4427 king ^H4427 in ^H8478 his place ^H8478.

2 He had brothers ^H251, the sons ^H1121 of Jehoshaphat ^H3092: Azariah ^H5838, Jehiel ^H3171, Zechariah ^H2148, [fn]Azaryahu ^H5838, Michael ^H4317, and Shephatiah ^H8203. All ^H3605 these ^H428 were the sons ^H1121 of Jehoshaphat ^H3092 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478. 3 Their father ^H1 gave ^H5414 them many ^H7227 gifts ^H4979 of silver ^H3701, gold ^H2091, and precious ^H4030 things ^H4030, with fortified ^H4694 cities ^H5892 in Judah ^H3063; but he gave ^H5414 the kingdom ^H4467 to Jehoram ^H3088 because ^H3588 he was the firstborn ^H1060.

4 Now when Jehoram ^H3088 had [fn]taken ^H6965 over ^H5921 the kingdom ^H4467 of his father ^H1 and gathered ^H2388 courage ^H2388, he killed ^H2026 all ^H3605 his brothers ^H251 with the sword ^H2719, and some ^H4480 of the leaders ^H8269 of Israel ^H3478 as ^H1571 well ^H1571. 5 Jehoram ^H3088 was thirty-two ^H7970 H8147 years ^H8141 old ^H1121 when he became ^H4427 king ^H4427, and he reigned ^H4427 for eight ^H8083 years ^H8141 in Jerusalem ^H3389. 6 He walked ^H1980 in the way ^H1870 of the kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478, just ^H834 as ^H834 the house ^H1004 of Ahab ^H256 had done ^H6213, for Ahab’s ^H256 daughter ^H1323 was ^H1961 his wife ^H802; and he did ^H6213 evil ^H7451 in the sight ^H5869 of the LORD ^H3068. 7 Yet the LORD ^H3068 was ^H14 not willing ^H14 to destroy ^H7843 the house ^H1004 of David ^H1732 because ^H4616 of the covenant ^H1285 which ^H834 He had made ^H3772 with David ^H1732, and because ^H834 He had promised ^H559 to give ^H5414 a lamp ^H5215 to him and his sons ^H1121 forever ^H3605 H3117.

Revolt against Judah

8 In his days ^H3117 Edom ^H123 broke ^H6586 away ^H6586 [fn]from ^{H4480 H8478 H3027} the rule ^H3027 of Judah ^H3063, and appointed ^H4427 a king ^H4428 over ^H5921 themselves.

9 Then Jehoram ^H3088 crossed ^H5674 over ^H5674 with his commanders ^H8269 and all ^H3605 his chariots ^H7393 with him. And he got ^H6965 up ^H6965 at night ^H3915 and struck ^H5221 and ^H5221 killed ^H5221 the Edomites ^H123 who were surrounding ^H5437 him, and the commanders ^H8269 of the chariots ^H7393. 10 So Edom ^H123 revolted ^H6586 [fn]against ^{H4480 H8478 H3027} Judah ^H3063 to this ^H2088 day ^H3117. Then ^H227 Libnah ^H3841 revolted ^H6586 at the same ^H1931 time ^H6256 [fn]against ^H4480 H8478 his rule ^H3027 because ^H3588 he had abandoned ^H5800 the LORD ^H3068 God ^H430 of his fathers ^H1. 11 Furthermore ^H1571, he made ^H6213 high ^H1116 places ^H1116 in the mountains ^H2022 of Judah ^H3063, and caused the inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem ^H3389 to be unfaithful ^H2181, and led ^H5080 Judah ^H3063 astray ^H5080.

12 Then a letter ^H4385 came ^H935 to him from Elijah ^H452 the prophet ^H5030, saying ^H559, “This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the LORD ^H3068, the God ^H430 of your father ^H1 David ^H1732 says: ‘Because ^H8478 H834 you have not walked ^H1980 in the ways ^H1870 of your father ^H1 Jehoshaphat ^H3092 and the ways ^H1870 of Asa ^H609 king ^H4428 of Judah ^H3063, 13 but have walked ^H1980 in the way ^H1870 of the kings ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478, and have caused Judah ^H3063 and the inhabitants ^H3427 of Jerusalem ^H3389 to be unfaithful ^H2181 as the house ^H1004 of Ahab ^H256 was unfaithful ^H2181, and you have also ^H1571 killed ^H2026 your brothers ^H251, [fn]your own family ^H1004 H1, who were better ^H2896 than ^H4480 you, 14 behold ^H2009, the LORD ^H3068 is going to strike ^H5062 your people ^H5971, your sons ^H1121, your wives ^H802, and all ^H3605 your possessions ^H7399 with a great ^H1419 plague ^H4046; 15 and you will suffer [fn]severe ^H7227 sickness ^H2483, a disease ^H4245 of your bowels ^H4578, until ^H5704 your bowels ^H4578 come ^H3318 out ^H3318 because ^H4480 of the sickness ^H2483, day ^H3117 by day ^H3117.’”

16 Then the LORD ^H3068 stirred ^H5782 up ^H5782 against ^H5921 Jehoram ^H3088 the spirit ^H7307 of the Philistines ^H6430 and the Arabs ^H6163 who ^H834 [fn]bordered ^H5921 H3027 the Ethiopians ^H3569; 17 and they came ^H5927 against Judah ^H3063 and invaded ^H1234 it, and carried ^H7617 away ^H7617 all ^H3605 the possessions ^H7399 found ^H4672 in the king’s ^H4428 house ^H1004 together ^H1571 with his sons ^H1121 and his wives ^H802, so that no ^H3808 son ^H1121 was left ^H7604 to him except ^H3588 H518 [fn]Jehoahaz ^H3059, the youngest ^H6996 of his sons ^H1121.

18 So after ^H310 all ^H3605 this ^H2088 the LORD ^H3068 struck ^H5062 him in his intestines ^H4578 with an incurable ^H369 H4832 sickness ^H2483. 19 Now it came ^H1961 about ^H1961 in the course ^H4480 H3117 of time ^H3117, at the end ^H7093 of two ^H8147 years ^H3117, that his bowels ^H4578 came ^H3318 out ^H3318 because ^H5973 of his sickness ^H2483, and he died ^H4191 in great ^H7451 pain ^H8463. And his people ^H5971 did not make ^H6213 a funeral fire ^H8316 for him like the fire ^H8316 for his fathers ^H1. 20 He was thirty-two ^H7970 H8147 years old ^H1121 when he became ^H4427 king ^H4427, and he reigned ^H4427 in Jerusalem ^H3389 for eight ^H8083 years ^H8141; and he departed ^H1980 [fn]with no ^H3808 one’s regret ^H2532, and they buried ^H6912 him in the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732, but not in the tombs ^H6913 of the kings ^H4428.