2 Chronicles 21

1Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.Cross-references: 1Ki 22:50 · 2Ki 8:16 · 2Chr 9:31 · 2Chr 12:16 · 2Chr 21:20

2He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.Cross-references: 2Chr 12:6 · 2Chr 21:4 · 2Chr 23:2 · 2Chr 24:5 · 2Chr 24:16 · 2Chr 28:19 · +4 more

3Their father gave them great gifts of silver, of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.Cross-references: Gen 25:6 · Deut 21:15 · 2Chr 11:5 · 2Chr 11:23

4Now when Jehoram had risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel.Cross-references: Gen 4:8 · Judg 9:5 · Judg 9:56 · 2Chr 21:17 · 2Chr 22:8 · 2Chr 22:10 · +1 more

5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.Cross-references: 2Ki 8:17

6He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, for he had Ahab’s daughter as his wife. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.Cross-references: 1Ki 12:28 · 1Ki 16:25 · 2Ki 8:18 · 2Chr 18:1 · 2Chr 22:2 · Neh 13:25

7However Yahweh would not destroy David’s house, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.Cross-references: 2Sam 7:12 · 2Sam 21:17 · 2Sam 23:5 · 1Ki 11:13 · 1Ki 11:36 · 2Ki 8:19 · +9 more

8In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.Cross-references: Gen 27:40 · 1Ki 22:47 · 2Ki 3:9 · 2Ki 8:20 · 2Chr 20:22 · 2Chr 21:10

9Then Jehoram went there with his captains and all his chariots with him. He rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots.

10So Edom has been in revolt from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his fathers.Cross-references: Deut 32:21 · Josh 21:13 · 1Ki 11:31 · 1Ki 11:33 · 2Ki 19:8 · 2Chr 13:10 · +2 more

11Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem play the prostitute, and led Judah astray.Cross-references: Lev 17:7 · Lev 20:5 · Deut 12:2 · 1Ki 11:7 · 1Ki 14:9 · 1Ki 14:16 · +14 more

12A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,Cross-references: 1Ki 15:11 · 1Ki 22:43 · 2Ki 2:1 · 2Ki 2:11 · 2Chr 14:2 · 2Chr 17:3 · +6 more

13but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute like Ahab’s house did, and also have slain your brothers of your father’s house, who were better than yourself,Cross-references: Gen 4:10 · Gen 42:21 · Ex 34:15 · Deut 31:16 · Judg 9:56 · 1Ki 2:31 · +10 more

14behold, Yahweh will strike your people with a great plague, including your children, your wives, and all your possessions;Cross-references: Ex 20:5 · Lev 26:21 · Hos 5:11 · Mic 6:16

15and you will have great sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.’”Cross-references: Num 5:27 · Deut 28:27 · Deut 28:37 · Deut 28:59 · Deut 28:61 · Deut 28:67 · +4 more

16Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians;Cross-references: 1Sam 26:19 · 2Sam 24:1 · 1Ki 11:11 · 1Ki 11:14 · 1Ki 11:23 · 2Chr 17:11 · +8 more

17and they came up against Judah, broke into it, and carried away all the possessions that were found in the king’s house, including his sons and his wives, so that there was no son left to him except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.Cross-references: 2Chr 22:1 · 2Chr 22:6 · 2Chr 24:7 · 2Chr 25:23 · Job 5:3

18After all this Yahweh struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.Cross-references: 2Ki 9:29 · 2Chr 21:15 · Acts 12:23

19In process of time, at the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of severe diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.Cross-references: 2Chr 16:14 · Jer 34:5

20He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He departed with no one’s regret. They buried him in David’s city, but not in the tombs of the kings.Cross-references: 2Chr 23:21 · 2Chr 24:25 · 2Chr 28:27 · Prov 10:7 · Jer 22:18 · Jer 22:28