2 Chronicles 21
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2 Chronicles 21:2-20

2And he had brethren, the sonsH1121 of JehoshaphatH3092: AzariahH5838, and JehielH3171, and ZechariahH2148, and AzariahH5838, and MichaelH4317, and ShephatiahH8203; all these were the sonsH1121 of JehoshaphatH3092 kingH4428 of IsraelH3478. 3And their fatherH1 gaveH5414 them greatH7227 giftsH4979, of silverH3701, and of goldH2091, and of preciousH4030 things, with fortified citiesH5892 in JudahH3063: but the kingdomH4467 gaveH5414 he to JehoramH3088, because he was the first-born. 4Now when JehoramH3088 was risenH6965 up over the kingdomH4467 of his fatherH1, and had strengthenedH2388 himself, he slewH2026 all his brethren with the swordH2719, and divers alsoH1571 of the princesH8269 of IsraelH3478. 5JehoramH3088 was thirtyH7970 and twoH8147 yearsH8141 old when he began to reignH4427; and he reignedH4427 eightH8083 yearsH8141 in JerusalemH3389. 6And he walked in the wayH1870 of the kingsH4428 of IsraelH3478, as did the houseH1004 of AhabH256; for he had the daughterH1323 of AhabH256 to wifeH802: and he did that which wasH1961 evilH7451 in the sight of Jehovah. 7Howbeit Jehovah wouldH14 not destroyH7843 the houseH1004 of DavidH1732, because of the covenantH1285 that he had madeH3772 with DavidH1732, and as he promised to giveH5414 a lampH5216 to him and to his children alway.

8In his daysH3117 EdomH123 revolted from under the handH3027 of JudahH3063, and made a kingH4428 over themselves. 9Then JehoramH3088 passedH5674 over with his captains, and all his chariotsH7393 with him: and he roseH6965 up by nightH3915, and smote the Edomites that compassed him about, and the captains of the chariotsH7393. 10So EdomH123 revolted from under the handH3027 of JudahH3063 unto this dayH3117: thenH227 did LibnahH3841 revolt at the same timeH6256 from under his handH3027, because he had forsaken Jehovah, the GodH430 of his fathersH1.

11Moreover he madeH6213 highH1116 placesH1116 in the mountainsH2022 of JudahH3063, and madeH6213 the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 to playH2181 the harlot, and led JudahH3063 astray. 12And there cameH935 a writing to him from ElijahH452 the prophetH5030, sayingH559, ThusH3541 saith Jehovah, the GodH430 of DavidH1732 thy fatherH1, Because thou hast not walkedH1980 in the waysH1870 of JehoshaphatH3092 thy fatherH1, nor in the waysH1870 of AsaH609 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, 13but hast walked in the wayH1870 of the kingsH4428 of IsraelH3478, and hast made JudahH3063 and the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 to playH2181 the harlot, like as the houseH1004 of AhabH256 did, and alsoH1571 hast slainH2026 thy brethren of thy father’sH1 houseH1004, who were betterH2896 than thyself: 14behold, Jehovah will smite with a greatH1419 plagueH4046 thy peopleH5971, and thy children, and thy wivesH802, and all thy substance; 15and thou shalt have greatH7227 sicknessH2483 by disease of thy bowelsH4578, until thy bowelsH4578 fall out by reason of the sicknessH2483, dayH3117 by dayH3117.

16And Jehovah stirredH5782 up against JehoramH3088 the spiritH7307 of the PhilistinesH6430, and of the Arabians that are beside the Ethiopians: 17and they cameH5927 up against JudahH3063, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was foundH4672 in the king’sH4428 houseH1004, and his sonsH1121 alsoH1571, and his wivesH802; so that there was never a sonH1121 leftH7604 him, save JehoahazH3059, the youngestH6996 of his sonsH1121.

18And after all this Jehovah smote him in his bowelsH4578 with an incurable disease. 19And it came to pass, in process of timeH6256, at the endH7093 of twoH8147 years, that his bowelsH4578 fell out by reason of his sicknessH2483, and he diedH4191 of sore diseases. And his peopleH5971 madeH6213 no burningH8316 for him, like the burningH8316 of his fathersH1. 20ThirtyH7970 and twoH8147 yearsH8141 old wasH1961 he when he began to reignH4427, and he reignedH4427 in JerusalemH3389 eightH8083 yearsH8141: and he departed without being desired; and they buriedH6912 him in the cityH5892 of DavidH1732, but not in the sepulchres of the kingsH4428.

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