2 Chronicles 21

1Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

וַיִּשְׁכַּב יְהֹושָׁפָט עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקָּבֵר עִם־אֲבֹתָיו בְּעִיר דָּוִיד וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהֹורָם בְּנֹו תַּחְתָּיו׃ (3679)

2And 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.

וְלֹו־אַחִים בְּנֵי יְהֹושָׁפָט עֲזַרְיָה וִיחִיאֵל וּזְכַרְיָהוּ וַעֲזַרְיָהוּ וּמִיכָאֵל וּשְׁפַטְיָהוּ כָּל־אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יְהֹושָׁפָט מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ (3200)

3And 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.

וַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם ׀ אֲבִיהֶם מַתָּנֹות רַבֹּות לְכֶסֶף וּלְזָהָב וּלְמִגְדָּנֹות עִם־עָרֵי מְצֻרֹות בִּיהוּדָה וְאֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה נָתַן לִיהֹורָם כִּי־הוּא הַבְּכֹור׃ (5653)

4Now 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.

וַיָּקָם יְהֹורָם עַל־מַמְלֶכַת אָבִיו וַיִּתְחַזַּק וַיַּהֲרֹג אֶת־כָּל־אֶחָיו בֶּחָרֶב וְגַם מִשָּׂרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃ (3649)

5Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנָה יְהֹורָם בְּמָלְכֹו וּשְׁמֹונֶה שָׁנִים מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם׃ (3687)

6And 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.

וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ ׀ מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ בֵּית אַחְאָב כִּי בַּת־אַחְאָב הָיְתָה לֹּו אִשָּׁה וַיַּעַשׂ הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה׃ (4289)

7Howbeit 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.

וְלֹא־אָבָה יְהוָה לְהַשְׁחִית אֶת־בֵּית דָּוִיד לְמַעַן הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת לְדָוִיד וְכַאֲשֶׁר אָמַר לָתֵת לֹו נִיר וּלְבָנָיו כָּל־הַיָּמִים׃ (5796)

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

בְּיָמָיו פָּשַׁע אֱדֹום מִתַּחַת יַד־יְהוּדָה וַיַּמְלִיכוּ עֲלֵיהֶם מֶלֶךְ׃ (1828)

9Then 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.

וַיַּעֲבֹר יְהֹורָם עִם־שָׂרָיו וְכָל־הָרֶכֶב עִמֹּו וַיְהִי קָם לַיְלָה וַיַּךְ אֶת־אֱדֹום הַסֹּובֵב אֵלָיו וְאֵת שָׂרֵי הָרָכֶב׃ (3574)

10So 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.

וַיִּפְשַׁע אֱדֹום מִתַּחַת יַד־יְהוּדָה עַד הַיֹּום הַזֶּה אָז תִּפְשַׁע לִבְנָה בָּעֵת הַהִיא מִתַּחַת יָדֹו כִּי עָזַב אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתָיו׃ (4868)

11Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto.

גַּם־הוּא עָשָׂה־בָמֹות בְּהָרֵי יְהוּדָה וַיֶּזֶן אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַיַּדַּח אֶת־יְהוּדָה׃ (2966)

12And 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,

וַיָּבֹא אֵלָיו מִכְתָּב מֵאֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹר כֹּה ׀ אָמַר יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי דָּוִיד אָבִיךָ תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הָלַכְתָּ בְּדַרְכֵי יְהֹושָׁפָט אָבִיךָ וּבְדַרְכֵי אָסָא מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה׃ (4252)

13But 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:

וַתֵּלֶךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַתַּזְנֶה אֶת־יְהוּדָה וְאֶת־יֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם כְּהַזְנֹות בֵּית אַחְאָב וְגַם אֶת־אַחֶיךָ בֵית־אָבִיךָ הַטֹּובִים מִמְּךָ הָרָגְתָּ׃ (6163)

14Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:

הִנֵּה יְהוָה נֹגֵף מַגֵּפָה גְדֹולָה בְּעַמֶּךָ וּבְבָנֶיךָ וּבְנָשֶׁיךָ וּבְכָל־רְכוּשֶׁךָ׃ (1609)

15And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.

וְאַתָּה בָּחֳלָיִים רַבִּים בְּמַחֲלֵה מֵעֶיךָ עַד־יֵצְאוּ מֵעֶיךָ מִן־הַחֹלִי יָמִים עַל־יָמִים׃ (1753)

16Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:

וַיָּעַר יְהוָה עַל־יְהֹורָם אֵת רוּחַ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים וְהָעַרְבִים אֲשֶׁר עַל־יַד כּוּשִׁים׃ (3477)

17And 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.

וַיַּעֲלוּ בִיהוּדָה וַיִּבְקָעוּהָ וַיִּשְׁבּוּ אֵת כָּל־הָרְכוּשׁ הַנִּמְצָא לְבֵית־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְגַם־בָּנָיו וְנָשָׁיו וְלֹא נִשְׁאַר־לֹו בֵּן כִּי אִם־יְהֹואָחָז קְטֹן בָּנָיו׃ (3882)

18And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

וְאַחֲרֵי כָּל־זֹאת נְגָפֹו יְהוָה ׀ בְּמֵעָיו לָחֳלִי לְאֵין מַרְפֵּא׃ (1466)

19And 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.

וַיְהִי לְיָמִים ׀ מִיָּמִים וּכְעֵת צֵאת הַקֵּץ לְיָמִים שְׁנַיִם יָצְאוּ מֵעָיו עִם־חָלְיֹו וַיָּמָת בְּתַחֲלֻאִים רָעִים וְלֹא־עָשׂוּ לֹו עַמֹּו שְׂרֵפָה כִּשְׂרֵפַת אֲבֹתָיו׃ (6246)

20Thirty 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.

בֶּן־שְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁתַּיִם הָיָה בְמָלְכֹו וּשְׁמֹונֶה שָׁנִים מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּלֹא חֶמְדָּה וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְּעִיר דָּוִיד וְלֹא בְּקִבְרֹות הַמְּלָכִים׃ (4774)