KJV King James Version
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,
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2 Chronicles 21:12
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,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,
WEB World English Bible
A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, 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,
ASV American Standard Version
And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, the 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,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And there cometh in unto him a writing from Elijah the prophet, saying, ‘Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, Because that thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, and in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 21
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.
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וַיָּבֹ֤אH935 · boto come (in): comeאֵלָיו֙H413 · elto(wards)מִכְתָּ֔בH4385 · mikh.tavwritingמֵֽאֵלִיָּ֥הוּH452 · e.liy.yahElijahהַנָּבִ֖יאH5030 · na.viprophetלֵאמֹ֑רH559 · a.marto sayכֹּ֣ה׀H3541 · kohthusאָמַ֣רH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָ֗הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהֵי֙H430 · e.lo.himGodדָּוִ֣ידH1732 · da.vidDavidאָבִ֔יךָH1 · avfatherתַּ֗חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichלֹֽא־H3808 · lonotהָלַ֙כְתָּ֙H1980 · ha.lakhto go: wentבְּדַרְכֵי֙H1870 · de.rekhway: conductיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טH3092 · ye.ho.sha.phatJehoshaphatאָבִ֔יךָH1 · avfatherוּבְדַרְכֵ֖יH1870 · de.rekhway: conductאָסָ֥אH609 · a.saAsaמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingיְהוּדָֽה׃H3063 · ye.hu.dahJudah
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 17:3-4And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;2 Chronicles 14:2-5And Asa did [that which was] good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:2 Kings 2:1And it came to pass, when the LORD would take up Elijah into heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.Jeremiah 36:23And it came to pass, [that] when Jehudi had read three or four leaves, he cut it with the penknife, and cast [it] into the fire that [was] on the hearth, until all the roll was consumed in the fire that [was] on the hearth.1 Kings 15:11And Asa did [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD, as [did] David his father.1 Kings 22:43And he walked in all the ways of Asa his father; he turned not aside from it, doing [that which was] right in the eyes of the LORD: nevertheless the high places were not taken away; [for] the people offered and burnt incense yet in the high places.Daniel 5:25-29And this [is] the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.Jeremiah 36:2Take thee a roll of a book, and write therein all the words that I have spoken unto thee against Israel, and against Judah, and against all the nations, from the day I spake unto thee, from the days of Josiah, even unto this day.Daniel 5:5In the same hour came forth fingers of a man’s hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king’s palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.2 Kings 2:11And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, [there appeared] a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.Jeremiah 36:28-32Take thee again another roll, and write in it all the former words that were in the first roll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah hath burned.Ezekiel 2:9-10And when I looked, behold, an hand [was] sent unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book [was] therein;
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