1995 New American Standard Bible (NASB)

2 Chronicles 21

1 Jehoram, succeeding Jehoshaphat, slayeth his brethren. 5 His wicked reign. 8 Edom and Libnah revolt. 12 The prophecy of Elijah against him in writing. 16 The Philistines and Arabians oppress him. 18 His incurable disease, infamous death, and burial.

 21:1 Then Jehoshaphat 3092 slept 7901 with his fathers 1 and was buried 6912 with his fathers 1 in the city 5892b of David 1732, and Jehoram 3088 his son 1121 became 4427a king 4427a in his place 8478.

 21:2 He had brothers 251, the sons 1121 of Jehoshaphat 3092: Azariah 5838, Jehiel 3171, Zechariah 2148a, Azaryahu 5838, Michael 4317 and Shephatiah 8203. All 3605 these 428 [were] the sons 1121 of Jehoshaphat 3092 king 4428 of Israel 3478.

 21:3 Their father 1 gave 5414 them many 7227a gifts 4979 of silver 3701, gold 2091 and precious 4030 things 4030, with fortified 4694 cities 5892b in Judah 3063, but he gave 5414 the kingdom 4467 to Jehoram 3088 because 3588 he was the firstborn 1060.

 21:4 ¶ Now when Jehoram 3088 had taken 6965 over 5921 the kingdom 4467 of his father 1 and made 2388 himself secure 2388, he killed 2026 all 3605 his brothers 251 with the sword 2719, and some 4480 of the rulers 8269 of Israel 3478 also 1571.

 21:5 Jehoram 3088 [was] thirty-two 7970 8147 years 8141 old 1121 when he became 4427a king 4427a, and he reigned 4427a eight 8083 years 8141 in Jerusalem 3389.

 21:6 He walked 1980 in the way 1870 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478, just 3512c as the house 1004 of Ahab 256 did 6213a (for Ahab’s 256 daughter 1323 was his wife 802), and he did 6213a evil 7451a in the sight 5869 of the LORD 3068.

 21:7 Yet the LORD 3068 was not willing 14 to destroy 7843 the house 1004 of David 1732 because 4616 of the covenant 1285 which 834 He had made 3772 with David 1732, and since 3512c He had promised 559 to give 5414 a lamp 5215a to him and his sons 1121 forever 3605 3117.

 21:8 ¶ In his days 3117 Edom 112b revolted 6586 against 4480 8478 3027 the rule 3027 of Judah 3063 and set 4427a up a king 4428 over 5921 themselves.

 21:9 Then Jehoram 3088 crossed 5674a over 5674 with his commanders 8269 and all 3605 his chariots 7393 with him. And he arose 6965 by night 3915 and struck 5221 down 5221 the Edomites 112b who were surrounding 5437 him and the commanders 8269 of the chariots 7393.

 21:10 So Edom 112b revolted 6586 against 4480 8478 3027 Judah 3063 to this 2088 day 3117. Then 227 Libnah 3841 revolted 6586 at the same 1931 time 6256 against 4480 8478 his rule 3027, because 3588 he had forsaken 5800a the LORD 3068 God 430 of his fathers 1.

 21:11 Moreover 1571, he made 6213a high 1116 places 1116 in the mountains 2022 of Judah 3063, and caused the inhabitants 3427 of Jerusalem 3389 to play 2181 the harlot 2181 and led 5080 Judah 3063 astray 5080.

 21:12 ¶ Then a letter 4385 came 935 to him from Elijah 452 the prophet 5030 saying 559, “Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 God 430 of your father 1 David 1732, ‘Because 8478 834 you have not walked 1980 in the ways 1870 of Jehoshaphat 3092 your father 1 and the ways 1870 of Asa 609 king 4428 of Judah 3063,

 21:13 but have walked 1980 in the way 1870 of the kings 4428 of Israel 3478, and have caused Judah 3063 and the inhabitants 3427 of Jerusalem 3389 to play 2181 the harlot 2181 as the house 1004 of Ahab 256 played 2181 the harlot 2181, and you have also 1571 killed 2026 your brothers 251, your own family 1004 1, who were better 2896a than 4480 you,

 21:14 behold 2009, the LORD 3068 is going to strike 5062 your people 5971a, your sons 1121, your wives 802 and all 3605 your possessions 7399 with a great 1419 calamity 4046;

 21:15 and you will suffer severe 7227a sickness 2483, a disease 4245b of your bowels 4578, until 5704 your bowels 4578 come 3318 out because 4480 of the sickness 2483, day 3117 by day 3117.’”

 21:16 ¶ Then the LORD 3068 stirred 5782 up against 5921 Jehoram 3088 the spirit 7307 of the Philistines 6430 and the Arabs 6163a who 834 bordered 5921 3027 the Ethiopians 3569;

 21:17 and they came 5927 against Judah 3063 and invaded 1234 it, and carried 7617 away all 3605 the possessions 7399 found 4672 in the king’s 4428 house 1004 together 1571 with his sons 1121 and his wives 802, so that no 3808 son 1121 was left 7604 to him except 3588 518 Jehoahaz 3059, the youngest 6996b of his sons 1121.

 21:18 ¶ So after 310 all 3605 this 2088 the LORD 3068 smote 5062 him in his bowels 4578 with an incurable 369 4832 sickness 2483.

 21:19 Now it came 1961 about in the course 4480 3117 of time 3117, at the end 7093 of two 8147 years 3117, that his bowels 4578 came 3318 out because 5973 of his sickness 2483 and he died 4191 in great 7451a pain 8463. And his people 5971a made 6213a no 3808 fire 8316 for him like the fire 8316 for his fathers 1.

 21:20 He was thirty-two 7970 8147 years old 1121 when he became 4427a king 4427a, and he reigned 4427a in Jerusalem 3389 eight 8083 years 8141; and he departed 1980 with no 3808 one’s regret 2532, and they buried 6912 him in the city 5892b of David 1732, but not in the tombs 6913 of the kings 4428.