Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 21

(2 Kings 8:16–19)

1And Jehoshaphatיְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ye.ho.sha.FatH3092restedוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901withעִם־'im-H5973his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1and was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵ֥רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912withעִם־'im-H5973themאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in the Cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732.And his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֥םye.ho.RamH3088reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.TavH8478.

2Jehoram’s brothersאַחִ֞ים'a.ChimH251,the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, wereAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֤ה'a.zar.YahH5838,Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵל֙vi.chi.'ElH3171,Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֣הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148,Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֔הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838,Michaelוּמִיכָאֵ֖לu.mi.kha.'ElH4317,and Shephatiahוּשְׁפַטְיָ֑הוּu.she.fat.Ya.huH8203;theseאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428wereallכָּל־kol-H3605sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092kingמֶ֥לֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3Their fatherאֲ֠בִיהֶם'A.vi.hemH1had given themוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414manyרַבּ֜וֹתra.BotH7227giftsמַתָּנ֨וֹתma.ta.NotH4979of silverלְכֶ֤סֶףle.Khe.sefH3701and goldוּלְזָהָב֙u.le.za.HavH2091and precious thingsוּלְמִגְדָּנ֔וֹתu.le.mig.da.NotH4030,as well asעִם־'im-H5973the fortifiedמְצֻר֖וֹתme.tzu.RotH4694citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063;butוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853he gaveנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֛הha.mam.la.KhahH4467to Jehoramלִֽיהוֹרָ֖םli.ho.RamH3088becauseכִּי־ki-H3588heה֥וּאhu'H1931was the firstbornהַבְּכֽוֹר׃ פha.be.KhorH1060.

4When Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֜םye.ho.RamH3088had established himselfוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965overעַל־'al-H5921his father’sאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1kingdomמַמְלֶ֤כַתmam.Le.khatH4467,he strengthened himselfוַיִּתְחַזַּ֔קvai.yit.cha.ZakH2388by puttingוַיַּהֲרֹ֥גvai.ya.ha.RogH2026אֶת־'et-H853to the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719allכָּל־kol-H3605his brothersאֶחָ֖יו'e.ChavH251along withוְגַ֖םve.GamH1571someof the princesמִשָּׂרֵ֥יmi.sa.ReiH8269of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֣םye.ho.RamH3088wasthirty-twoשְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁתַּ֛יִםshe.lo.Shim u.she.Ta.yimH7970 H8147years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֖הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141.

6And Jehoram walkedוַיֵּ֜לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980in the waysבְּדֶ֣רֶךְ׀be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256had doneעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588hemarriedאִשָּׁ֑ה'i.ShahH802a daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256הָ֥יְתָהHa.ye.tahH1961and didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7Yet the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was unwillingוְלֹא־ אָבָ֣הve.lo'- 'a.VahH3808 H14to destroyלְהַשְׁחִית֙le.hash.ChitH7843אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,because ofלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had madeכָּרַ֖תka.RatH3772with Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,and sinceוְכַאֲשֶׁ֣רve.kha.'a.SherH834He had promisedאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559to maintainלָתֵ֨תla.TetH5414a lampנִ֛ירnirH5216for Davidand his descendantsוּלְבָנָ֖יוu.le.va.NavH1121foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

Edom and Libnah Rebel

(2 Kings 8:20–24)

8In the days of Jehoramבְּיָמָיו֙be.ya.MavH3117,Edomאֱד֔וֹם'e.DomH123rebelledפָּשַׁ֣עpa.Sha'H6586againstמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the handיַד־yad-H3027of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063and appointedוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427their ownעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921kingמֶֽלֶךְ׃Me.lekhH4428.

9So Jehoramיְהוֹרָם֙ye.ho.RamH3088crossedוַיַּֽעֲבֹ֤רvai.ya.'a.VorH5674into Edomעִם־'im-H5973with his officersשָׂרָ֔יוsa.RavH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393.When the Edomitesאֱדוֹם֙'e.dOmH123surroundedהַסּוֹבֵ֣בha.so.VevH5437himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413andאֶת־'et-H853his chariotהָרָֽכֶב׃ha.Ra.khevH7393commandersעִמּ֑וֹ וַיְהִי֙ שָׂרֵ֥יi.Mo vay.Hi sa.ReiH8269 H5973 H1961,he rose upקָ֣םkamH6965and attackedוַיַּ֗ךְvai.YakhH5221by nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853.

10So toעַ֚ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117Edomאֱד֜וֹם'e.DomH123has been in rebellionוַיִּפְשַׁ֨עvai.yif.Sha'H6586againstמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478the hand ofיַד־yad-H3027Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063.Likewiseאָ֣ז'azH227,Libnahלִבְנָ֛הliv.NahH3841rebelledתִּפְשַׁ֥עtif.Sha'H6586againstמִתַּ֣חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478his handיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027at the sameהַהִ֖יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵ֥תba.'EtH6256,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588Jehoramhad forsakenעָזַ֔ב'a.ZavH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.

11Jehoramה֥וּאhu'H1931had alsoגַּם־gam-H1571builtעָשָֽׂה־'a.sah-H6213high placesבָמ֖וֹתva.MotH1116on the hillsבְּהָרֵ֣יbe.ha.ReiH2022of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;he had caused the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to prostitute themselvesוַיֶּ֙זֶן֙vai.Ye.zenH2181אֶת־'et-H853and had led Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063astrayוַיַּדַּ֖חvai.ya.DachH5080אֶת־'et-H853.

Elijah’s Letter to Jehoram

12Then a letterמִכְתָּ֔בmikh.TavH4385cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413Jehoramfrom Elijahמֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּme.'e.li.Ya.huH452the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,which statedלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732,saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559תַּ֗חַתTa.chatH8478אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834: ‘You have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808walkedהָלַ֙כְתָּ֙ha.Lakh.taH1980in the waysבְּדַרְכֵי֙be.dar.KheiH1870of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092orוּבְדַרְכֵ֖יu.ve.dar.KheiH1870of Asaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063,

13but you have walkedוַתֵּ֗לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980in the waysבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870of the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478and have caused Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063אֶת־'et-H853and the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to prostitute themselvesוַתַּזְנֶ֤הva.taz.NehH2181וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,just as the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֑ב'ach.'AvH256prostituted itselfכְּהַזְנ֖וֹתke.haz.NotH2181.You have alsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853killedהָרָֽגְתָּ׃ha.Ra.ge.taH2026your brothersאַחֶ֧יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251,your father’sאָבִ֛יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1familyבֵית־veit-H1004,who were betterהַטּוֹבִ֥יםha.to.VimH2896than youמִמְּךָ֖mi.me.KhaH4480.

14So beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068is about to strikeנֹגֵ֛ףno.GefH5062your peopleבְּעַמֶּ֑ךָbe.'a.Me.khaH5971,your sonsוּבְבָנֶ֥יךָu.ve.va.Nei.khaH1121,your wivesוּבְנָשֶׁ֖יךָu.ve.na.Shei.khaH802,and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605your possessionsרְכוּשֶֽׁךָ׃re.khu.She.khaH7399with a seriousגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419blowמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046.

15And dayיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117afterעַל־'al-H5921dayיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117you yourselfוְאַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH859will suffer from a severeרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227illnessבָּחֳלָיִ֥יםbo.cho.la.YimH2483,a diseaseבְּמַחֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.LehH4245of your bowelsמֵעֶ֑יךָme.'Ei.khaH4578,untilעַד־'ad-H5704itהַחֹ֔לִיha.Cho.liH2483causesמִן־min-H4480your bowelsמֵעֶ֙יךָ֙me.'Ei.khaH4578to come outיֵצְא֤וּye.tze.'UH3318.’”

Jehoram’s Disease and Death

16Then the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068stirredוַיָּ֨עַרvai.Ya.'arH5782againstעַל־'al-H5921Jehoramיְהוֹרָ֗םye.ho.RamH3088אֵ֣ת'etH853the spiritר֤וּחַRu.achH7307of the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ha.pe.lish.TimH6430and Arabsוְהָ֣עַרְבִ֔יםve.Ha.'ar.VimH6163whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־'a.Sher 'al-H834 H5921lived nearיַ֥דyadH3027the Cushitesכּוּשִֽׁים׃ku.ShimH3569.

17So they went to warוַיַּעֲל֤וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927against Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063,invaded itוַיִּבְקָע֔וּהָvai.yiv.ka.'U.haH1234,and carried offוַיִּשְׁבּ֗וּvai.yish.BuH7617אֵ֤ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the possessionsהָרְכוּשׁ֙ha.re.KhushH7399foundהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004,along withוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121and wivesוְנָשָׁ֑יוve.na.ShavH802;notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808a sonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121was leftנִשְׁאַר־nish.'ar-H7604to himexceptכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518Jehoahazיְהוֹאָחָ֖זye.ho.'a.ChazH3059,his youngestקְטֹ֥ןke.TonH6996בָּנָֽיו׃ba.NavH1121.

18Afterוְאַחֲרֵ֖יve.'a.cha.ReiH310allכָּל־kol-H3605thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063,the LORDיְהוָ֧ה׀Yah.wehH3068afflictedנְגָפ֨וֹne.ga.FoH5062Jehoramwith an incurableלְאֵ֥ין מַרְפֵּֽא׃le.'Ein mar.Pe'H369 H4832diseaseלָחֳלִ֖יlo.cho.LiH2483of the bowelsבְּמֵעָ֛יוbe.me.'AvH4578.

19This continuedוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961dayלְיָמִ֣ים׀le.ya.MimH3117after dayמִיָּמִ֡ים וּכְעֵת֩mi.ya.Mim u.khe.'EtH3117 H6256until twoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147full yearsלְיָמִ֣יםle.ya.MimH3117had passedצֵ֨אתtzetH3318.Finallyהַקֵּ֜ץha.KetzH7093,his intestinesמֵעָיו֙me.'AvH4578came outיָצְא֤וּya.tze.'UH3318because ofעִם־'im-H5973his diseaseחָלְי֔וֹchal.YoH2483,and he diedוַיָּ֖מָתvai.Ya.motH4191in severeרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451painבְּתַחֲלֻאִ֣יםbe.ta.cha.lu.'ImH8463.And his peopleעַמּ֛וֹa.MoH5971did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808makeעָ֨שׂוּ'A.suH6213a fireשְׂרֵפָ֖הse.re.FahH8316in his honoras they had doneכִּשְׂרֵפַ֥תkis.re.FatH8316for his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1.

20Jehoram wasהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961thirty-twoשְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙she.lo.Shim u.she.Ta.yimH7970 H8147years oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he became kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389eightוּשְׁמוֹנֶ֣הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141.He diedוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980,to noבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808one’s regretחֶמְדָּ֔הchem.DahH2532,and was buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912in the Cityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892of Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,but notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808in the tombsבְּקִבְר֥וֹתbe.kiv.RotH6913of the kingsהַמְּלָכִֽים׃ha.me.la.KhimH4428.