Now Jehoshaphat slept
with his fathers
, and was buried
with his fathers
in the city
of David
. And Jehoram
his son
reigned
in his stead.
And he had brethren the sons
of Jehoshaphat
, Azariah
, and Jehiel
, and Zechariah
, and Azariah
, and Michael
, and Shephatiah
: all these were the sons
of Jehoshaphat
king
of Israel
.
And their father gave
them great
gifts
of silver
, and of gold
, and of precious things
, with fenced
cities
in Judah
: but the kingdom
gave
he to Jehoram
; because he was the firstborn
.
Now when Jehoram was risen up
to the kingdom
of his father
, he strengthened
himself, and slew
all his brethren
with the sword
, and divers also of the princes
of Israel
.
Jehoram was thirty
and two
years
old
when he began to reign
, and he reigned
eight
years
in Jerusalem
.
And he walked in the way
of the kings
of Israel
, like as did
the house
of Ahab
: for he had the daughter
of Ahab
to wife
: and he wrought
that which was evil
in the eyes
of the LORD
.
Howbeit the LORD would
not destroy
the house
of David
, because of the covenant
that he had made
with David
, and as he promised
to give
a light
to him and to his sons
for ever
.
In his days the Edomites
revolted
from under the dominion
of Judah
, and made
themselves a king
.
Then Jehoram went forth
with his princes
, and all his chariots
with him: and he rose up
by night
, and smote
the Edomites
which compassed him in
, and the captains
of the chariots
.
So the Edomites revolted
from under the hand
of Judah
unto this day
. The same time
also did Libnah
revolt
from under his hand
; because he had forsaken
the LORD
God
of his fathers
.
Moreover he made high places
in the mountains
of Judah
, and caused the inhabitants
of Jerusalem
to commit fornication
, and compelled
Judah
thereto .
And there came a writing
to him from Elijah
the prophet
, saying
, Thus saith
the LORD
God
of David
thy father
, Because thou hast not walked
in the ways
of Jehoshaphat
thy father
, nor in the ways
of Asa
king
of Judah
,
But hast walked in the way
of the kings
of Israel
, and hast made Judah
and the inhabitants
of Jerusalem
to go a whoring
, like to the whoredoms
of the house
of Ahab
, and also hast slain
thy brethren
of thy father's
house
, which were better
than thyself:
Behold, with a great plague
will the LORD
smite
thy people
, and thy children
, and thy wives
, and all thy goods
:
And thou shalt have great sickness
by disease
of thy bowels
, until thy bowels
fall out
by reason of the sickness
day
by day
.
Moreover the LORD stirred up
against Jehoram
the spirit
of the Philistines
, and of the Arabians
, that were near
the Ethiopians
:
And they came up into Judah
, and brake
into it, and carried away
all the substance
that was found
in the king's
house
, and his sons
also, and his wives
; so that there was never a son
left
him, save Jehoahaz
, the youngest
of his sons
.
And after all this the LORD
smote
him in his bowels
with an incurable
disease
.
And it came to pass, that in process of time, after
the end
of two
years
, his bowels
fell out
by reason
of his sickness
: so he died
of sore
diseases
. And his people
made
no burning
for him, like the burning
of his fathers
.
Thirty and two
years old
was he when he began to reign
, and he reigned
in Jerusalem
eight
years
, and departed
without being desired
. Howbeit they buried
him in the city
of David
, but not in the sepulchres
of the kings
.