“1 Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his
fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
2 And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and
Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these [were]
the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. 3 And their father gave them
great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced
cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he [was]
the firstborn. 4 Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his
father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the
sword, and [divers] also of the princes of Israel. 5 Jehoram [was]
thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight
years in Jerusalem. 6 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel,
like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife:
and he wrought [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD. 7 Howbeit
the LORD would not destroy the house of David, because of the covenant
that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a light to him
and to his sons for ever. 8 In his days the Edomites revolted from under
the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king. 9 Then Jehoram went
forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by
night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him in, and the captains
of the chariots. 10 So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of
Judah unto this day. The same time [also] did Libnah revolt from under
his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers. 11
Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the
inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah
[thereto].”
“12 And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying,
Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not
walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa
king of Judah, 13 But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and
hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like
to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren
of thy father’s house, [which were] better than thyself: 14 Behold, with
a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy
wives, and all thy goods: 15 And thou [shalt have] great sickness by
disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the
sickness day by day. 16 Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the
spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that [were] near the
Ethiopians: 17 And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and
carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and
his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him,
save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons. 18 And after all this the LORD
smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease. 19 And it came to
pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels
fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his
people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers. 20
Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned
in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit
they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the
kings.” (2 Chronicles 21:1-20 AV)
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