1 And Jehoshaphat went to rest with his fathers, and his body was put into the earth in the town of David. And Jehoram his son became king in his place.

2 And he had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel.

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.

4 Now when Jehoram had taken his place over his father's kingdom, and had made his position safe, he put all his brothers to death with the sword, as well as some of the princes of Israel.

5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king; and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years.

6 He went in the ways of the kings of Israel, and did as the family of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did evil in the eyes of the Lord.

7 But it was not the Lord's purpose to send destruction on the family of David, because of the agreement he had made with David, when he said he would give to him and to his sons a light for ever.

8 In his time Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, and took a king for themselves.

9 Then Jehoram went over with his captains and all his war-carriages ... made an attack by night on the Edomites, whose forces were all round him ... on the captains of the war-carriages.

10 So Edom made themselves free from the rule of Judah, to this day: and at the same time Libnah made itself free from his rule; because he was turned away from the Lord, the God of his fathers.

11 And more than this, he made high places in the mountains of Judah, teaching the people of Jerusalem to go after false gods, and guiding Judah away from the true way.

12 And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, The Lord, the God of your father David, says, Because you have not kept to the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of Asa, king of Judah,

13 But have gone in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the people of Jerusalem go after false gods, as the family of Ahab did: and because you have put to death your father's sons, your brothers, who were better than yourself:

14 Now, truly, the Lord will send a great destruction on your people and your children and your wives and everything which is yours:

15 And you yourself will undergo the cruel pains of a disease in your stomach, so that day by day your inside will be falling out because of the disease.

16 Then the Philistines and the Arabians, who are by Ethiopia, were moved by the Lord to make war on Jehoram;

17 And they came up against Judah, forcing a way into it, and took away all the goods in the king's house, as well as his sons and his wives; so that he had no son but only Jehoahaz, the youngest.

18 And after all this the Lord sent on him a disease of the stomach from which it was impossible for him to be made well.

19 And time went on, and after two years, his inside falling out because of the disease, he came to his death in cruel pain. And his people made no burning for him like the burning made for his fathers.

20 He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he was ruling in Jerusalem for eight years: and at his death he was not regretted; they put his body into the earth in the town of David, but not in the resting-place of the kings.

1 Depois Jeosafá dormiu com seus pais, e com eles foi sepultado na cidade de Davi. E Jeorão, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar.

2 E tinha irmãos, filhos de Jeosafá: Azarias, Jeiel, Zacarias, Asarias, Micael e Sefatias; todos estes foram filhos de Jeosafá, rei de Judá.

3 Seu pai lhes dera grandes dádivas, em prata, em ouro e em objetos preciosos, juntamente com cidades fortes em Judá; mas o reino deu a Jeorão, porque ele era o primogênito.

4 Ora, tendo Jeorão subido ao reino de seu pai, e havendo-se fortificado, matou todos os seus irmãos à espada, como também alguns dos príncipes de Israel.

5 Jeorão tinha trinta e dois anos quando começou a reinar, e reinou oito anos em Jerusalém.

6 E andou no caminho dos reis de Israel, como faz Acabe, porque tinha a filha de Acabe por mulher; e fazia o que parecia mal aos olhos do senhor.

7 Contudo o Senhor não quis destruir a casa de Davi, em atenção ao pacto que tinha feito com ele, e porque tinha dito que lhe daria por todos os dias uma lâmpada, a ele e a seus filhos.

8 Nos dias de Jeorão os edomeus se revoltaram contra o domínio de Judá, e constituíram para si um rei.

9 Pelo que Jeorão passou adiante com os seus chefes e com todos os seus carros; e, levantando-se de noite, desbaratou os edomeus, que tinham cercado a ele e aos capitães dos carros.

10 Todavia os edomeus ficaram revoltados contra o domínio de Judá até o dia de hoje. Nesse mesmo tempo Libna também se revoltou contra o seu domínio, porque ele deixara ao Senhor, Deus de seus pais.

11 Ele fez também altos nos montes de Judá, induziu os habitantes de Jerusalém à idolatria e impeliu Judá a prevaricar.

12 Então lhe veio uma carta da parte de Elias, o profeta, que dizia: Assim diz o Senhor, Deus de Davi teu pai: Porquanto não andaste nos caminhos de Jeosafá, teu pai, e nos caminhos de Asa, rei de Judá;

13 mas andaste no caminho dos reis de Israel e induziste Judá e os habitantes de Jerusalém a idolatria semelhante à idolatria da casa de Acabe, e também mataste teus irmãos, da casa de teu pai, os quais eram melhores do que tu;

14 eis que o Senhor ferirá com uma grande praga o teu povo, os teus filhos, as tuas mulheres e toda a tua fazenda;

15 e tu terás uma grave enfermidade; a saber, um mal nas tuas entranhas, ate que elas saiam, de dia em dia, por causa do mal.

16 E o Senhor despertou contra Jeorão o espírito dos filisteus e dos árabes que estão da banda dos etíopes.

17 Estes subiram a Judá e, dando sobre ela, levaram toda a fazenda que se achou na casa do rei, como também seus filhos e suas mulheres; de modo que não lhe ficou filho algum, senão Jeoacaz, o mais moço de seus filhos.

18 E depois de tudo isso o Senhor o feriu nas suas entranhas com uma enfermidade incurável.

19 No decorrer do tempo, ao fim de dois anos, saíram-lhe as entranhas por causa da doença, e morreu desta horrível enfermidade. E o seu povo não lhe queimou aromas como queimara a seus pais.

20 Tinha trinta e dois anos quando começou a reinar, e reinou oito anos em Jerusalém. Morreu sem deixar de si saudades; e o sepultaram na cidade de Davi, porém não nos sepulcros dos reis.