Verse 3
2 Chronicles 21:3
Bible in Basic English
3
And their father gave them much silver and gold and things of great value, as well as walled towns in Judah; but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, because he was the oldest.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּתֵּ֣ן לָ/הֶ֣ם אֲ֠בִי/הֶם מַתָּנ֨וֹת רַבּ֜וֹת לְ/כֶ֤סֶף וּ/לְ/זָהָב֙ וּ/לְ/מִגְדָּנ֔וֹת עִם עָרֵ֥י מְצֻר֖וֹת בִּֽ/יהוּדָ֑ה וְ/אֶת הַ/מַּמְלָכָ֛ה נָתַ֥ן לִֽ/יהוֹרָ֖ם כִּי ה֥וּא הַ/בְּכֽוֹר
English Translation
And he gave to them their father many gifts of silver and gold and valuables along with fortified cities in Judah, and he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
Done.
Sign in to save notes and annotations.
Chapter 21 Context
1
And Jehoshaphat went to rest with his fathers, and his body was put into the earth in the town of Da...
Focus ↗
2
And he had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephati...
Focus ↗
3
And their father gave them much silver and gold and things of great value, as well as walled towns i...
4
Now when Jehoram had taken his place over his father's kingdom, and had made his position safe, he p...
Focus ↗
5
Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years...
Focus ↗
6
He went in the ways of the kings of Israel, and did as the family of Ahab did, for the daughter of A...
Focus ↗
7
But it was not the Lord's purpose to send destruction on the family of David, because of the agreeme...
Focus ↗
8
In his time Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, and took a king for themselves.
Focus ↗
9
Then Jehoram went over with his captains and all his war-carriages ... made an attack by night on th...
Focus ↗
10
So Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, to this day: and at the same time Libnah made i...
Focus ↗
11
And more than this, he made high places in the mountains of Judah, teaching the people of Jerusalem...
Focus ↗
12
And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, The Lord, the God (Elohim) of your father...
Focus ↗
13
But have gone in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the people of Jerusalem go...
Focus ↗
14
Now, truly, the Lord will send a great destruction on your people and your children and your wives a...
Focus ↗
15
And you yourself will undergo the cruel pains of a disease in your stomach, so that day by day your...
Focus ↗
16
Then the Philistines and the Arabians, who are by Ethiopia, were moved by the Lord to make war on Je...
Focus ↗
17
And they came up against Judah, forcing a way into it, and took away all the goods in the king's hou...
Focus ↗
18
And after all this the Lord sent on him a disease of the stomach from which it was impossible for hi...
Focus ↗
19
And time went on, and after two years, his inside falling out because of the disease, he came to his...
Focus ↗
20
He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years: and...
Focus ↗