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1Jehoshaphat rested with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His son Jehoram became king in his place.[#21:1 = Joram; #21:1 1Kg 22:50]
2He had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of King Jehoshaphat of Judah.[#21:2 Some Hb mss, LXX, Syr, Vg, Arabic; other Hb mss read Israel]
3Their father had given them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuable things, along with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.[#21:3 2Ch 11:5]
4When Jehoram had established himself over his father’s kingdom, he strengthened his position by killing with the sword all his brothers as well as some of the princes of Israel.
5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.[#21:5–10 2Kg 8:17–22]
6He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for Ahab’s daughter was his wife. He did what was evil in the Lord ’s sight,[#21:6 1Kg 12:28–30; #21:6 2Ch 18:1]
7but for the sake of the covenant the Lord had made with David, he was unwilling to destroy the house of David since the Lord had promised to give a lamp , to David and to his sons for ever.[#21:7 2Sm 7:12–17; 1Kg 11:13; #21:7 Or dominion; #21:7 1Kg 11:36; 15:4]
8During Jehoram’s reign, Edom rebelled against Judah’s control and appointed their own king.
9So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his commanders and all his chariots. Then at night he set out to attack the Edomites who had surrounded him and the chariot commanders.
10And now Edom is still in rebellion against Judah’s control today. Libnah also rebelled at that time against his control because he had abandoned the Lord , the God of his ancestors.
11Jehoram also built high places in the hills of Judah, and he caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, and he led Judah astray.[#21:11 1Kg 11:7; #21:11 Some Hb mss, LXX, Vg read cities; #21:11 Lv 20:5]
12Then a letter came to Jehoram from the prophet Elijah, saying:
16The Lord roused the spirit of the Philistines and the Arabs who lived near the Cushites to attack Jehoram.[#21:16 2Ch 17:11; 22:1; #21:16 2Ch 33:11]
17So they went to war against Judah and invaded it. They carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace and also his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, , his youngest son.[#21:17 LXX, Syr, Tg read Ahaziah; #21:17 2Ch 25:23]
18After all these things, the Lord afflicted him in his intestines with an incurable disease.
19This continued day after day until two full years passed. Then his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died from severe illnesses. But his people did not hold a fire in his honour like the fire in honour of his predecessors.[#21:19 Lit evil; #21:19 2Ch 16:14]
20Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king; he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. He died to no one’s regret , and was buried in the city of David but not in the tombs of the kings.[#21:20 2Kg 8:17,24; #21:20 Lit He walked in no desirability; #21:20 Jr 22:18,28; Pr 11:10; #21:20 2Ch 24:25]