KJV King James Version
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.
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2 Chronicles 21:19
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.
WEB World English Bible
It happened, in process of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of severe diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass, in process of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, from days to days, and at the time of the going out of the end of two years, his bowels have gone out with his sickness, and he dieth of sore diseases, and his people have not made for him a burning like the burning of his fathers.
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 21
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.
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וַיְהִ֣יH1961 · ha.yahto beלְיָמִ֣ים׀H3117 · yomdayמִיָּמִ֡יםH3117 · yomdayוּכְעֵת֩H6256 · ettimeצֵ֨אתH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeהַקֵּ֜ץH7093 · qetsendלְיָמִ֣יםH3117 · yomdayשְׁנַ֗יִםH8147 · she.na.yimtwoיָצְא֤וּH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeמֵעָיו֙H4578 · me.ehbellyעִם־H5973 · imwithחָלְי֔וֹH2483 · cho.lisicknessוַיָּ֖מָתH4191 · mutto dieבְּתַחֲלֻאִ֣יםH8463 · ta.cha.ludiseaseרָעִ֑יםH7451 · rabad: harmfulוְלֹא־H3808 · lonotעָ֨שׂוּH6213 · a.sahto make: doל֥וֹH9033 · ohimעַמּ֛וֹH5971 · ampeopleשְׂרֵפָ֖הH8316 · se.re.phahfireכִּשְׂרֵפַ֥תH8316 · se.re.phahfireאֲבֹתָֽיו׃H1 · avfather
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 16:14And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds [of spices] prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.Jeremiah 34:5[But] thou shalt die in peace: and with the burnings of thy fathers, the former kings which were before thee, so shall they burn [odours] for thee; and they will lament thee, [saying], Ah lord! for I have pronounced the word, saith the LORD.
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