Verse 5
2 Chronicles 21:5
Free Bible Version
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Jehoram was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years.
Original Language Text
hebrew
בֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּ/שְׁתַּ֛יִם שָׁנָ֖ה יְהוֹרָ֣ם בְּ/מָלְכ֑/וֹ וּ/שְׁמוֹנֶ֣ה שָׁנִ֔ים מָלַ֖ךְ בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם
English Translation
Joram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
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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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8
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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15
You yourself will be struck with a terrible illness—a disease of the bowels which will get worse day...
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The Lord stirred up the hostility of the Philistines and of the Arabians (who live near the Ethiopia...
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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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19
Day after day it grew worse, until after two full years passed his bowels came out because of his di...
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Jehoram was thirty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years. When he die...
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