behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the
kings of Israel.
[35] And after this did Jehoshaphat king of Judah join himself with Ahaziah king of Israel,
who did very wickedly:
[36] And he joined himself with him to make ships to go to Tarshish: and they
made the ships in Ezion-geber.
[37] Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against
Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works.
And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
2Chr.21
[1] Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And
Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
[2] And 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.
[3] And 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.
[4] Now 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.
[5] Jehoram was thirty and two years old when
he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
[6] And 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.
[7] Howbeit 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.
[8] In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a
king.
[9] Then 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.
[10] So 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.
[11] Moreover he made high places in
the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled
Judah thereto.
[12] And 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,
[13] But 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:
[14] Behold, with
a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:
[15]
And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the
sickness day by day.
[16] Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines,
and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:
[17] And 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.
[18] And after
all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
[19] And 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.
[20] Thirty 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.
2Chr.22
[1] And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of
men that came with the Arabians to the camp had slain all the eldest. So Ahaziah the son of Jehoram
king of Judah reigned.
[2] Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned
one year in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.
[3] He also walked
in the ways of the house of Ahab: for his mother was his counseller to do wickedly.
[4] Wherefore he did
evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab: for they were his counsellers after the death of his
father to his destruction.
[5] He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab
king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth-gilead: and the Syrians smote Joram.
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