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 Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city; and Jehoram his son reigned in his place. 2 He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. 3 Their father gave them great gifts of silver, of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn. 4 Now when Jehoram had risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel. 5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6 He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house, for he had Ahab’s daughter as his wife. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight. 7 However Yahweh would not destroy David’s house, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.

8 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. 9 Then Jehoram went there with his captains and all his chariots with him. He rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots. 10 So Edom has been in revolt from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his fathers.

11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem play the prostitute, and led Judah astray. 12 A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, "Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah, 13 but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute like Ahab’s house did, and also have slain your brothers of your father’s house, who were better than yourself, 14 behold, Yahweh will strike your people with a great plague, including your children, your wives, and all your possessions; 15 and you will have great sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.’"

16 Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians; 17 and they came up against Judah, broke into it, and carried away all the possessions that were found in the king’s house, including his sons and his wives, so that there was no son left to him except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

18 After all this Yahweh struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease. 19 In process of time, at the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of severe diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers. 20 He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He departed with no one’s regret. They buried him in David’s city, but not in the tombs of the kings.