1 Josafá adormeceu com seus pais e foi sepultado na cidade de Davi. Seu filho Jorão lhe sucedeu no trono.

2 Jorão tinha irmãos, filhos de Josafá: Azarias, Jaiel, Zacarias, Azaria, Miguel e Safatias, todos filhos de Josafá, rei de Judá.

3 O pai deles tinha-os dotado consideravelmente de prata, ouro, objetos preciosos, e lhes dera fortalezas em Judá; mas legara o reino a Jorão, porque era o primogênito.

4 Uma vez consolidado na posse do reino de seu pai, Jorão fez perecer pela espada todos os seus irmãos, assim como alguns chefes de Israel.

5 Tinha ele trinta e dois anos quando começou a reinar e reinou oito anos em Jerusalém.

6 Seguiu as pegadas dos reis de Israel, como havia feito a casa de Acab, cuja filha desposara. Praticou o mal aos olhos do Senhor.

7 Contudo, não quis o Senhor destruir a casa de Davi, em vista da aliança feita com Davi e porque lhe tinha prometido deixar uma lâmpada, assim como a seus descendentes.

8 No tempo de Jorão, Edom libertou-se da dominação de Judá, e constituiu um rei para si.

9 Jorão se pôs a caminho, com seus chefes e seus carros, e no meio da noite bateu os edomitas que cercavam ele e os chefes dos carros.

10 Contudo, os edomitas ficaram livres da dominação de Judá até o dia de hoje. Pela mesma época, Lobna revoltou-se igualmente, porque Jorão tinha abandonado o Senhor, Deus de seus pais.

11 Jorão estabeleceu também lugares altos nas montanhas de Judá; induziu â idolatria os habitantes de Jerusalém, e arrastou Judá ao mal.

12 Foi então que lhe trouxeram da parte do profeta Elias uma mensagem concebida nos seguintes termos: Eis o que diz o Senhor, Deus de Davi, teu pai: Porque não andaste nas pegadas de teu pai Josafá, nem nas de Asa, rei de Judá,

13 mas imitaste os reis de Israel, induziste à idolatria os habitantes de Judá e Jerusalém, como o fez a casa de Acab, e assassinaste teus irmãos, a família de teu pai, que eram melhores do que tu,

14 o Senhor há de ferir com uma grande praga teu povo, teus filhos, tuas mulheres e todos os teus bens;

15 quanto a ti, hás de contrair no ventre uma grave doença, enfermidade que fará sair de teu corpo as entranhas durante longos dias.

16 O Senhor excitou contra Jorão o ânimo dos filisteus e dos árabes, vizinhos dos etíopes.

17 Eles subiram a Judá, irromperam por toda parte, pilharam todas as riquezas que estavam amontoadas no palácio real e levaram seus filhos com suas mulheres, de modo que só lhe ficou Joacaz, o filho mais novo.

18 Depois disso, o Senhor feriu-o no ventre com um mal incurável.

19 Isso durou certo tempo e, pelo fim do segundo ano, a violência do mal fez-lhe sair as entranhas. Morreu no meio de violentas dores. Seu povo não queimou perfumes em sua honra como o tinham feito para seu pai.

20 Sua idade era de trinta e dois anos quando começou a reinar e reinou oito anos em Jerusalém. Morreu sem ser chorado. Sepultaram-no na cidade dê Davi, mas não nos sepulcros reais.

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.

8 In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king. 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: 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.

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.