English Bible Presentation Sharing - 2-Chronicles Book, chapter 21, verse 20 in Mkjv Version

2 Chronicles 21 : 1 (MKJV)

And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 21 : 2 (MKJV)

And he had brothers, 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.

2 Chronicles 21 : 3 (MKJV)

And their father gave them great gifts of silver and of gold and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah. But the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, because he was the first-born.

2 Chronicles 21 : 4 (MKJV)

And when Jehoram had risen up to the kingdom of his father, he made himself strong and killed all his brothers with the sword, and also many of the rulers of Israel.

2 Chronicles 21 : 5 (MKJV)

Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign. And he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 21 : 6 (MKJV)

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like the house of Ahab for he had the daughter of Ahab for a wife. And he did the evil in the eyes of Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 21 : 7 (MKJV)

And Jehovah was not willing to 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 forever.

2 Chronicles 21 : 8 (MKJV)

In his days Edom revolted from under the rule of Judah, and made themselves a king.

2 Chronicles 21 : 9 (MKJV)

And Jehoram went forth with his rulers, and all his chariots with him. And he rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, and the commanders of the chariots.

2 Chronicles 21 : 10 (MKJV)

And the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah until this day. The same time Libnah revolted from under his hand, because he had forsaken Jehovah, the God of his fathers.

2 Chronicles 21 : 11 (MKJV)

Besides he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the people of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and led astray Judah.

2 Chronicles 21 : 12 (MKJV)

And a writing came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, So says Jehovah, the God of David your father, Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

2 Chronicles 21 : 13 (MKJV)

but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the people of Jerusalem to go lusting like the fornications of the house of Ahab, and also have killed your brothers of your fathers house (who were better than you),

2 Chronicles 21 : 14 (MKJV)

behold, Jehovah will strike your people with a great plague, and your sons, and your wives, and all your goods.

2 Chronicles 21 : 15 (MKJV)

And you shall have great sickness by disease in your bowels, until your bowels fall out because of the sickness day by day.

2 Chronicles 21 : 16 (MKJV)

And Jehovah stirred up the spirit of the Philistines against Jehoram, and of the Arabians who were near the Ethiopians.

2 Chronicles 21 : 17 (MKJV)

And they came up into Judah and broke into it, and carried away all the stuff that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives, so that there was not a son left with him except Ahaziah, the youngest of his sons.

2 Chronicles 21 : 18 (MKJV)

And after this Jehovah struck him in his bowels with a disease that could not be cured.

2 Chronicles 21 : 19 (MKJV)

And it happened as days and as the time went out, at the end of two years, his bowels fell out because of his sickness. And he died of painful diseases. And his people made no burning for him like the burning of his fathers.

2 Chronicles 21 : 20 (MKJV)

He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. And they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.