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Chapter 21
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began
to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. |
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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. |
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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. |
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In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion
of Judah, and made themselves a king. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah
and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication,
and compelled Judah thereto. |
12
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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, |
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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: |
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Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy
people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy
goods: |
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And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy
bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness
day by day. |
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Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit
of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near
the Ethiopians: |
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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. |
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And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels
with an incurable disease. |
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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. |
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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. |
