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2 Chronicles 21:1-20

1 Then Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And Jehoram his son succeeded him as king.

2 Jehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael and Shephatiah. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

3 Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and articles of value, as well as fortified cities in Judah, but he had given the kingdom to Jehoram because he was his firstborn son.

4 Jehoram King of Judah
When Jehoram established himself firmly over his father’s kingdom, he put all his brothers to the sword along with some of the princes of Israel.

5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years.

6 He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for he married a daughter of Ahab. He did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

7 Nevertheless, because of the covenant the Lord had made with David, the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David. He had promised to maintain a lamp for him and his descendants forever.

8 In the time of Jehoram, Edom rebelled against Judah and set up its own king.

9 So Jehoram went there with his officers and all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he rose up and broke through by night.

10 To this day Edom has been in rebellion against Judah.
Libnah revolted at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers.

11 He had also built high places on the hills of Judah and had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray.

12 Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet, which said:
“This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah.

13 But you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and you have led Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab did. You have also murdered your own brothers, members of your father’s house, men who were better than you.

14 So now the Lord is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives and everything that is yours, with a heavy blow.

15 You yourself will be very ill with a lingering disease of the bowels, until the disease causes your bowels to come out.’”

16 The Lord aroused against Jehoram the hostility of the Philistines and of the Arabs who lived near the Cushites.

17 They attacked Judah, invaded it and carried off all the goods found in the king’s palace, together with his sons and wives. Not a son was left to him except Ahaziah, the youngest.

18 After all this, the Lord afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels.

19 In the course of time, at the end of the second year, his bowels came out because of the disease, and he died in great pain. His people made no fire in his honor, as they had for his fathers.

20 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He passed away, to no one’s regret, and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.

Cross References for 2 Chronicles 21:1-20

Acts 13:36 - “For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep; he was buried w... Click to read the verse Acts 13:36 Click to read the verse Acts 13:36

2 Samuel 2:32 - They took Asahel and buried him in his father’s tomb at Bethlehem. Then Joab and his men marche... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 2:32 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 2:32

2 Chronicles 9:31 - Then he rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David his father. And Rehoboam hi... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 9:31 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 9:31

2 Chronicles 21:20 - Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. ... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 21:20 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 21:20

2 Chronicles 12:16 - Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And Abijah his son succee... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 12:16 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 12:16

1 Kings 22:50 - Then Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the city of David his fath... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 22:50 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 22:50

Matthew 1:8 - Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah, Click to read the verse Matthew 1:8 Click to read the verse Matthew 1:8

2 Kings 8:16-17 - Jehoram King of Judah In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, when Jehoshaphat w... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:16-17 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:16-17

2 Kings 8:24 - Jehoram rested with his fathers and was buried with them in the City of David. And Ahaziah his ... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:24 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 8:24

1 Chronicles 3:11 - Jehoram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son, Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 3:11 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 3:11