2 Chronicles 21:2-20

2He had brothersH251, the sonsH1121 of JehoshaphatH3092: AzariahH5838, JehielH3171, ZechariahH2148, 1AzaryahuH5838, MichaelH4317, and ShephatiahH8203. AllH3605 theseH428 were the sonsH1121 of JehoshaphatH3092 kingH4428 2of IsraelH3478. 3Their fatherH1 gaveH5414 them manyH7227 giftsH4979 of silverH3701, goldH2091, and preciousH4030 thingsH4030, 3with fortifiedH4694 citiesH5892 in JudahH3063; but he gaveH5414 the kingdomH4467 to JehoramH3088 becauseH3588 he was the firstbornH1060.

4Now when JehoramH3088 had 4takenH6965 overH5921 the kingdomH4467 of his fatherH1 and gatheredH2388 courageH2388, he 5killedH2026 allH3605 his brothersH251 with the swordH2719, and someH4480 of the leadersH8269 of IsraelH3478 asH1571 wellH1571. 56JehoramH3088 was thirty-twoH7970H8147 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he becameH4427 kingH4427, and he reignedH4427 for eightH8083 yearsH8141 in JerusalemH3389. 67He walkedH1980 in the wayH1870 of the kingsH4428 of IsraelH3478, justH3512 asH3512 the houseH1004 of AhabH256 had doneH6213, 8for Ahab’sH256 daughterH1323 wasH1961 his wifeH802; and he didH6213 evilH7451 in the sightH5869 of the LordH3068. 7Yet the LordH3068 wasH14 not willingH14 to destroyH7843 the houseH1004 of DavidH1732 becauseH4616 of the covenantH1285 whichH834 He had madeH3772 with DavidH1732, 9and becauseH3512 He had promisedH559 to giveH5414 a lampH5215 to him and his sonsH1121 foreverH3605H3117.

8In his daysH3117 10EdomH112 brokeH6586 awayH6586 11fromH4480H8478H3027 the ruleH3027 of JudahH3063, and appointedH4427 a kingH4428 overH5921 themselves. 9Then JehoramH3088 crossedH5674 overH5674 with his commandersH8269 and allH3605 his chariotsH7393 with him. And he gotH6965 upH6965 at nightH3915 and struckH5221 andH5221 killedH5221 the EdomitesH112 who were surroundingH5437 him, and the commandersH8269 of the chariotsH7393. 10So EdomH112 revoltedH6586 12againstH4480H8478H3027 JudahH3063 to thisH2088 dayH3117. ThenH227 LibnahH3841 revoltedH6586 at the sameH1931 timeH6256 13againstH4480H8478 his ruleH3027 becauseH3588 he had abandonedH5800 the LordH3068 GodH430 of his fathersH1. 11FurthermoreH1571, 14he madeH6213 highH1116 placesH1116 in the mountainsH2022 of JudahH3063, and caused the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 15to be unfaithfulH2181, and ledH5080 JudahH3063 astrayH5080.

12Then a letterH4385 cameH935 to him from ElijahH452 the prophetH5030, sayingH559, “ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH3068, the GodH430 of your fatherH1 DavidH1732 says: ‘BecauseH8478H834 16you have not walkedH1980 in the waysH1870 of your fatherH1 JehoshaphatH3092 17and the waysH1870 of AsaH609 kingH4428 of JudahH3063, 13but 18have walkedH1980 in the wayH1870 of the kingsH4428 of IsraelH3478, and have caused JudahH3063 and the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389 to be unfaithfulH2181 19as the houseH1004 of AhabH256 was unfaithfulH2181, and you 20have alsoH1571 killedH2026 your brothersH251, 21your own familyH1004H1, who were betterH2896 thanH4480 you, 14beholdH2009, the LordH3068 is going to strikeH5062 your peopleH5971, your sonsH1121, your wivesH802, and allH3605 your possessionsH7399 with a greatH1419 plagueH4046; 15and 22you will suffer 23severeH7227 sicknessH2483, a diseaseH4245 of your bowelsH4578, untilH5704 your bowelsH4578 comeH3318 outH3318 becauseH4480 of the sicknessH2483, dayH3117 by dayH3117.’”

16Then 24the LordH3068 stirredH5782 upH5782 againstH5921 JehoramH3088 the spiritH7307 of the PhilistinesH6430 and 25the ArabsH6163 whoH834 26borderedH5921H3027 the EthiopiansH3569; 17and they cameH5927 against JudahH3063 and invadedH1234 it, and carriedH7617 awayH7617 allH3605 the possessionsH7399 foundH4672 in the king’sH4428 houseH1004 togetherH1571 with his sonsH1121 and his wivesH802, so that noH3808 sonH1121 was leftH7604 to him exceptH3588H518 2728JehoahazH3059, the youngestH6996 of his sonsH1121.

18So afterH310 allH3605 thisH2088 the LordH3068 struckH5062 him 29in his intestinesH4578 with an incurableH369H4832 sicknessH2483. 19Now it cameH1961 aboutH1961 in the courseH4480H3117 of timeH3117, at the endH7093 of twoH8147 yearsH3117, that his bowelsH4578 cameH3318 outH3318 becauseH5973 of his sicknessH2483, and he diedH4191 in greatH7451 painH8463. And his peopleH5971 did not makeH6213 a funeral fireH8316 for him like 30the fireH8316 for his fathersH1. 20He was thirty-twoH7970H8147 years oldH1121 when he becameH4427 kingH4427, and he reignedH4427 in JerusalemH3389 for eightH8083 yearsH8141; and he departedH1980 3132with noH3808 one’s regretH2532, and they buriedH6912 him in the cityH5892 of DavidH1732, 33but not in the tombsH6913 of the kingsH4428.