2 Chronicles 21:12-17

Jehoram Reigns in Judah

12 And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, "Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father, o 'Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or p in the ways of Asa king of Judah, 13 i but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel and have enticed Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem n into whoredom, q as the house of Ahab led Israel into whoredom, and also you r have killed your brothers, of your father's house, who were better than yourself, 14 behold, the Lord will bring a great plague on your people, your children, your wives, and all your possessions, 15 and you yourself will have a severe sickness s with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels come out because of the disease, day by day.'"

16 t And the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the anger 1 of the Philistines and of u the Arabians who are near the Ethiopians. 17 And they came up against Judah and invaded it and carried away all the possessions they found that belonged to the king's house, and also his sons and his wives, so that no son was left to him except v Jehoahaz, his youngest son.

  1. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 17:3
    The Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals.
  2. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 14:2 - 5
    And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.
  3. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 21:6
    And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife. And he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.
  4. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 21:11
    Moreover, he made high places in the hill country of Judah and led the inhabitants of Jerusalem into whoredom and made Judah go astray.
  5. Cross References
    1 Kings 16:31 - 33
    And as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, he took for his wife Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshiped him.
  6. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 21:4
    When Jehoram had ascended the throne of his father and was established, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel.
  7. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 21:18 - 19
    And after all this the Lord struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
  8. Cross References
    1 Kings 11:14
    And the Lord raised up an adversary against Solomon, Hadad the Edomite. He was of the royal house in Edom.
    1 Kings 11:23
    God also raised up as an adversary to him, Rezon the son of Eliada, who had fled from his master Hadadezer king of Zobah.
  9. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 17:11
    Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute, and the Arabians also brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
    2 Chronicles 22:1
    And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah, his youngest son, king in his place, for the band of men that came with the Arabians to the camp had killed all the older sons. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
    2 Chronicles 26:7
    God helped him against the Philistines and against the Arabians who lived in Gurbaal and against the Meunites.
  10. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 25:23
    And Joash king of Israel captured Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, son of Ahaziah, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem for 400 cubits, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate.
    2 Chronicles 22:6
    And he returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds that he had received at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was wounded.
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