21:1 Now Jehoshaphat 3092 slept 7901 8799 with his fathers 1, and was buried 6912 8735 with his fathers 1 in the city 5892 of David 1732. And Jehoram 3088 his son 1121 reigned 4427 8799 in his stead.

21:2 And he had brethren 251 the sons 1121 of Jehoshaphat 3092, Azariah 5838, and Jehiel 3171, and Zechariah 2148, and Azariah 5838, and Michael 4317, and Shephatiah 8203: all these [were] the sons 1121 of Jehoshaphat 3092 king 4428 of Israel 3478.

21:3 And their father 1 gave 5414 8799 them great 7227 gifts 4979 of silver 3701, and of gold 2091, and of precious things 4030, with fenced 4694 cities 5892 in Judah 3063: but the kingdom 4467 gave 5414 8804 he to Jehoram 3088; because he [was] the firstborn 1060.

21:4 Now when Jehoram 3088 was risen up 6965 8799 to the kingdom 4467 of his father 1, he strengthened 2388 8691 himself, and slew 2026 8799 all his brethren 251 with the sword 2719, and [divers] also of the princes 8269 of Israel 3478.

21:5 Jehoram 3088 [was] thirty 7970 and two 8147 years 8141 old 1121 when he began to reign 4427 8800, and he reigned 4427 8804 eight 8083 years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389.

21:6 And he walked 3212 8799 in the way 1870 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478, like as did 6213 8804 the house 1004 of Ahab 256: for he had the daughter 1323 of Ahab 256 to wife 802: and he wrought 6213 8799 [that which was] evil 7451 in the eyes 5869 of the LORD 3068.

21:7 Howbeit the LORD 3068 would 14 8804 not destroy 7843 8687 the house 1004 of David 1732, because of the covenant 1285 that he had made 3772 8804 with David 1732, and as he promised 559 8804 to give 5414 8800 a light 5216 to him and to his sons 1121 for ever 3117.(light: Heb. lamp, or, candle)

21:8 In his days 3117 the Edomites 123 revolted 6586 8804 from under the dominion 3027 of Judah 3063, and made 4427 8686 themselves a king 4428.(dominion: Heb. hand)

21:9 Then Jehoram 3088 went forth 5674 8799 with his princes 8269, and all his chariots 7393 with him: and he rose up 6965 8804 by night 3915, and smote 5221 8686 the Edomites 123 which compassed him in 5437 8802, and the captains 8269 of the chariots 7393.

21:10 So the Edomites 123 revolted 6586 8799 from under the hand 3027 of Judah 3063 unto this day 3117. The same time 6256 [also] did Libnah 3841 revolt 6586 8799 from under his hand 3027; because he had forsaken 5800 8804 the LORD 3068 God 430 of his fathers 1.

21:11 Moreover he made 6213 8804 high places 1116 in the mountains 2022 of Judah 3063, and caused the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Jerusalem 3389 to commit fornication 2181 8686, and compelled 5080 8686 Judah 3063 [thereto].

21:12 And there came 935 8799 a writing 4385 to him from Elijah 452 the prophet 5030, saying 559 8800, Thus saith 559 8804 the LORD 3068 God 430 of David 1732 thy father 1, Because thou hast not walked 1980 8804 in the ways 1870 of Jehoshaphat 3092 thy father 1, nor in the ways 1870 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063,

21:13 But hast walked 3212 8799 in the way 1870 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478, and hast made Judah 3063 and the inhabitants 3427 8802 of Jerusalem 3389 to go a whoring 2181 8686, like to the whoredoms 2181 8687 of the house 1004 of Ahab 256, and also hast slain 2026 8804 thy brethren 251 of thy father's 1 house 1004, [which were] better 2896 than thyself:

21:14 Behold, with a great 1419 plague 4046 will the LORD 3068 smite 5062 8802 thy people 5971, and thy children 1121, and thy wives 802, and all thy goods 7399:(a great…: Heb. a great stroke)

21:15 And thou [shalt have] great 7227 sickness 2483 by disease 4245 of thy bowels 4578, until thy bowels 4578 fall out 3318 8799 by reason of the sickness 2483 day 3117 by day 3117.

21:16 Moreover the LORD 3068 stirred up 5782 8686 against Jehoram 3088 the spirit 7307 of the Philistines 6430, and of the Arabians 6163, that [were] near 5921 3027 the Ethiopians 3569:

21:17 And they came up 5927 8799 into Judah 3063, and brake 1234 8799 into it, and carried away 7617 8799 all the substance 7399 that was found 4672 8737 in the king's 4428 house 1004, and his sons 1121 also, and his wives 802; so that there was never a son 1121 left 7604 8738 him, save Jehoahaz 3059, the youngest 6996 of his sons 1121.(carried…: Heb. carried captive)(Jehoahaz: also called, Ahaziah, Chap.22.I. or, Azariah, ver.6.)

21:18 And after 310 all this the LORD 3068 smote 5062 8804 him in his bowels 4578 with an incurable 369 4832 disease 2483.

21:19 And it came to pass, that in process of time 3117, after 3318 8800 6256 the end 7093 of two 8147 years 3117, his bowels 4578 fell out 3318 8804 by reason 5973 of his sickness 2483: so he died 4191 8799 of sore 7451 diseases 8463. And his people 5971 made 6213 8804 no burning 8316 for him, like the burning 8316 of his fathers 1.

21:20 Thirty 7970 and two 8147 years old 1121 was he when he began to reign 4427 8800, and he reigned 4427 8804 in Jerusalem 3389 eight 8083 years 8141, and departed 3212 8799 without being desired 2532. Howbeit they buried 6912 8799 him in the city 5892 of David 1732, but not in the sepulchres 6913 of the kings 4428.(without…: Heb. without desire)

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