1Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
2And 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.
3And 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.
4Now 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.
5Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
6And 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.
7Walau bagaimanapun, TUHAN tidak mahu membinasakan isi rumah Daud, kerana waad yang telah dia buat dengan Daud, dan seperti yang telah dia berjanji untuk memberi suatu cahaya kepadanya dan kepada anak-anak lelakinya untuk selamanya.
8In his days the Edomites revolted from under the dominion of Judah, and made themselves a king.dominion: Heb. hand
9Then 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.
10So 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.
11Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto.
12And 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,
13But 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:
14Lihatlah, dengan azab yang besar akan TUHAN menyambar rakyatmu, dan anak-anakmu, dan isteri-isterimu, dan segala harta milikmu:
15Dan kamu akan mendapat penyakit yang hebat melalui penyakit usus, sehingga ususmu keluar oleh kerana kesakitan itu hari demi hari.
16Lantaran itu, TUHAN membangkitkan terhadap Yoram semangat orang Filistin, dan semangat orang Arab, yang berdekatan orang Etiopia:
17Dan mereka naik ke Yehuda, dan mencerobohinya, dan membawa segala harta yang ditemui di rumah raja, dan anak-anak lelakinya juga, dan isteri-isterinya; sehingga tiada anak lelaki yang tertinggal bagi Yoram, kecuali Yoahas, anaknya yang bongsu di kalangan anak-anak lelakinya.
18Dan sesudah semua itu TUHAN menyambarnya di dalam ususnya dengan penyakit yang tidak dapat dirawati.
19Dan terjadilah, bahawa menerusi masa, pada penghujung dua tahun, ususnya terkeluar oleh kerana penyakitnya: dengan demikian dia mati oleh penyakit yang teruk sekali. Dan rakyatnya tidak membuat apa pun pembakaran baginya, seperti pembakaran bagi bapa-bapa leluhurnya.
20Thirty 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.without�: Heb. without desire