1 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. 2 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. 3 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. 4 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.

5 Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6 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. 7 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.*21.7 light: Heb. lamp, or, candle

8 In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.*21.8 dominion: Heb. hand 9 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. 10 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. 11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto.

12 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, 13 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: 14 Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:*21.14 a great…: Heb. a great stroke 15 And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.

16 Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians: 17 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.*21.17 carried…: Heb. carried captive*21.17 Jehoahaz: also called, Ahaziah, or, Azariah

18 And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease. 19 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. 20 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.*21.20 without…: Heb. without desire

1 EN Jósafat het ontslaap met sy vaders en is begrawe by sy vaders in die stad van Dawid; en sy seun Joram het in sy plek koning geword.

2 En hy het broers gehad, seuns van Jósafat: Asárja en Jéhiël en Sagaría en Asarjáhu en Mígael en Sefátja; hulle was almal seuns van Jósafat, die koning van Israel.

3 En hulle vader het hulle baie geskenke gegee in silwer en goud en in kosbaarhede saam met versterkte stede in Juda; maar die koningskap het hy aan Joram gegee, want hy was die eersgeborene.

4 Maar toe Joram die koningskap van sy vader aanvaar het en homself versterk het, het hy al sy broers met die swaard vermoor en ook sommige van die owerstes van Israel.

5 Twee-en-dertig jaar was Joram oud toe hy koning geword het, en hy was agt jaar lank koning in Jerusalem.

6 En hy het in die weg van die konings van Israel gewandel soos die huis van Agab gedoen het, want hy het die dogter van Agab as vrou gehad en het gedoen wat verkeerd was in die oë van die Here.

7 Maar die Here wou die huis van Dawid nie vernietig nie ter wille van die verbond wat Hy met Dawid gesluit het, en volgens sy belofte om vir hom en sy seuns altyd 'n lamp te gee.

8 In sy dae het die Edomiete van Juda afvallig geword en 'n koning oor hulle aangestel.

9 Daarom het Joram oorgetrek saam met sy owerstes en al sy strydwaens; en toe hy hom in die nag klaargemaak het, het hy die Edomiete verslaan wat rondom hom was, en om die owerstes van die waens.

10 So het die Edomiete dan van Juda afvallig geword, tot vandag toe; in dieselfde tyd het Libna afvallig geword onder sy mag uit, want hy het die Here, die God van sy vaders, verlaat.

11 Hy het ook hoogtes op die berge van Juda gemaak en die inwoners van Jerusalem laat hoereer en Juda verlei.

12 Toe kom daar 'n brief van die profeet Elía by hom aan om te sê: So spreek die Here, die God van u vader Dawid: Omdat u in die weë van u vader Jósafat en in die weë van Asa, die koning van Juda, nie gewandel het nie,

13 maar gewandel het in die weg van die konings van Israel en Juda, en die inwoners van Jerusalem laat hoereer het volgens die hoererye van die huis van Agab, en selfs u broers, die huis van u vader, vermoor het, wat beter was as u —

14 kyk, die Here sal 'n groot plaag stuur onder u volk en onder u seuns en onder u vroue en onder al u goed,

15 en u self sal aan baie siektes ly, aan 'n siekte van u ingewande, totdat u ingewande vanweë die siekte uitkom, jare lank.

16 Toe verwek die Here teen Joram die gees van die Filistyne en van die Arabiere wat langsaan die Kusiete is —

17 hulle het teen Juda opgetrek en dit verower en al die goed weggevoer wat in die huis van die koning te vinde was, selfs ook sy seuns en sy vroue, sodat daar vir hom geen seun oorgebly het nie, behalwe Jóahas, die jongste van sy seuns.

18 En ná dit alles het die Here hom in sy ingewande aangetas met 'n siekte waar geen genesing voor was nie.

19 En ná enige tyd, naamlik teen die einde van die tweede jaar, het sy ingewande by sy siekte uitgekom, sodat hy onder hewige pyne gesterf het; en sy volk het vir hom geen wierookbrand gemaak soos die brand vir sy vaders nie.

20 Hy was twee-en-dertig jaar oud toe hy koning geword het en het agt jaar in Jerusalem geregeer; en hy het heengegaan sonder dat hulle hom terug verlang het; en hy is begrawe in die stad van Dawid, maar nie in die grafte van die konings nie.