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Read 2 Chronicles 21

World English Bible · 20 verses

¹ Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ Their 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁴ Now 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ He 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ However 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ Then 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ So 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem play the prostitute, and led Judah astray.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² A 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,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ but 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,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ behold, Yahweh will strike your people with a great plague, including your children, your wives, and all your possessions;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ and you will have great sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.’”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians;This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ and 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ After all this Yahweh struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ In 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ He 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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