Verse 3
2 Chronicles 21:3
Free Bible Version
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Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and valuable items, as well as the fortified towns in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
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.
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Chapter 21 Context
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Jehoshaphat died and was buried with his forefathers in the City of David, and his son Jehoram took...
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His brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shepha...
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Their father had given them many gifts of silver and gold and valuable items, as well as the fortifi...
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But once Jehoram had secured the kingdom, he made sure of his position by killing all his brothers,...
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Jehoram was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years.
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He followed the evil ways of the kings of Israel, and was as bad as Ahab, for he had married one of...
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However, the Lord did not want to destroy David's line because of the agreement he had made with Dav...
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During Jehoram's reign, Edom rebelled against Judah's rule and chose their own king.
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So Jehoram crossed into Edom with his officers and all his chariot army. The Edomites surrounded him...
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From this time on Edom was in rebellion against Judah's rule, and remains so to this day. At the sam...
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He also built high places on the mountains of Judah; he made the people of Jerusalem unfaithful to G...
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Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet that said, “This is what the Lord, the God (Elohim...
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but instead you have followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and have made the people of Jerusalem...
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Watch out, for the Lord is going to hit your people hard—your sons, your wives, and all that you own...
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You yourself will be struck with a terrible illness—a disease of the bowels which will get worse day...
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They came and invaded Judah, and took away everything they found in the king's palace, along with hi...
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After all this, the Lord struck Jehoram with a disease of the bowels for which there was no cure.
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Day after day it grew worse, until after two full years passed his bowels came out because of his di...
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