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| 1[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 1Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. His son Jehoram became king in his place. |
| 2[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 2He had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of King Jehoshaphat of Judah. |
| 3[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 3Their father had given them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuable things, along with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn. |
| 4[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 4When Jehoram had established himself over his father's kingdom, he strengthened his position by killing with the sword all his brothers as well as some of the princes of Israel. |
| 5[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. |
| 6[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 6He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for Ahab's daughter was his wife. He did what was evil in the LORD's sight, |
| 7[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 7but for the sake of the covenant the LORD had made with David, he was unwilling to destroy the house of David since the LORD had promised to give a lamp to David and to his sons forever. |
| 8[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 8During Jehoram's reign, Edom rebelled against Judah's control and appointed their own king. |
| 9[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 9So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his commanders and all his chariots. Then at night he set out to attack the Edomites who had surrounded him and the chariot commanders. |
| 10[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 10And now Edom is still in rebellion against Judah's control today. Libnah also rebelled at that time against his control because he had abandoned the LORD, the God of his ancestors. |
| 11[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 11Jehoram also built high places in the hills of Judah, and he caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, and he led Judah astray. |
| 12[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 12Then a letter came to Jehoram from the prophet Elijah, saying: This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David says: "Because you have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or in the ways of King Asa of Judah |
| 13[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 13but have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, have caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves like the house of Ahab prostituted itself, and also have killed your brothers, your father's family, who were better than you, |
| 14[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 14the LORD is now about to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a horrible affliction. |
| 15[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 15You yourself will be struck with many illnesses, including a disease of the intestines, until your intestines come out day after day because of the disease." |
| 16[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 16The LORD roused the spirit of the Philistines and the Arabs who lived near the Cushites to attack Jehoram. |
| 17[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 17So they went to war against Judah and invaded it. They carried off all the possessions found in the king's palace and also his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest son. |
| 18[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 18After all these things, the LORD afflicted him in his intestines with an incurable disease. |
| 19[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 19This continued day after day until two full years passed. Then his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died from severe illnesses. But his people did not hold a fire in his honor like the fire in honor of his fathers. |
| 20[an error occurred while processing this directive] | 20Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king; he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. He died to no one's regret and was buried in the city of David but not in the tombs of the kings. |
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