2 Chronicles 21
1 Jehoram, succeeding Jehoshaphat, slays his brethren.
5 His wicked reign.
8 Edom and Libnah revolt.
12 The prophecy of Elijah against him in writing.
16 Philistines and Arabians oppress him.
18 His incurable disease, infamous death, and burial.
Jehoshaphat <03092> [A.M. 3115. B.C. 889. Jehoshaphat.]
buried <06912> [was buried.]
Jehoram <03088> [Jehoram.]
king <04427> [reigned.]
"Alone."
Israel <03478> [Israel.]
Jehoshaphat was certainly not king of Israel, but of Judah: {Yisra‰l} must therefore be a mistake for {Yehoodah;} which is the reading of thirty-eight of Dr. Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., and of the Syriac, Arabic, Septuagint, and Vulgate.
gave ... many .................. gave <05414 07227> [gave them.]
kingdom <04467> [the kingdom.]
He associated him with himself in the kingdom about three years before his death, and in the fifth year of Joram king of Israel; so that Jehoram reigned three years with his father, and five years alone, in all eight years.
Jehoram <03088> [Jehoram.]
"Jehoram made partner of the kingdom with his father, 1 Ki 8:16."
killed .... brothers <02026 0251> [slew all.]
Jehoram <03088> [A.M. 3112-3119. B.C. 892-885. Jehoram.]
"In consort, 2 Ki 8:17."
footsteps <01870> [in the way.]
daughter <01323> [he had.]
Lord <03068> [Howbeit.]
promise <01285> [because.]
<0559> [as he promised.]
dynasty <05216> [light. Heb. lamp, or candle.]
Edom <0123> [A.M. 3115. B.C. 889. the Edomites.]
control <03027> [dominion. Heb. hand. and made.]
Libnah <03841> [Libnah.]
rejected <05800> [because.]
built <06213> [Moreover.]
residents <03427> [caused.]
unfaithful <02181> [fornication.]
unfaithful <05080> [compelled.]
letter <04385> [A.M. 3116. B.C. 888. a writing.]
"Which was writ before his assumption."
Elijah ... prophet <05030 0452> [Elijah the prophet.]
If the account of the translation of Elijah be given in the order in which it happened, then it occurred in the reign of Jehoshaphat, the father of Jehoram. Hence, it is probable that he wrote it before his assumption, and left it to be delivered by Elisha or one of the prophets.
footsteps ..... Jehoshaphat <01870 03092> [in the ways of Jehoshaphat.]
footsteps ......... Asa <01870 0609> [in the ways of Asa.]
footsteps <01870> [in the way.]
unfaithful <02181> [a whoring.]
killed <02026> [hast slain.]
severely <04046> [plague. Heb. stroke.]
people <05971> [thy people.]
Many of the people had concurred in Jehoram's idolatry, and some of them must have been instruments in his base, unnatural murders; they were therefore joined in his punishment, and he suffered by the loss of his subjects.
sons <01121> [thy children.]
disease <04245> [by disease.]
This is supposed to have been a violent dysentery, a disease which is often attended with symptoms similar to those described in the text; by the same death perished Antiochus Ephiphenes, and Herod Agrippa.
intestinal ....... intestines ... come out <04578 03318> [thy bowels fall.]
chronic <02483> [the sickness.]
Lord <03068> [A.M. 3117. B.C. 887. the Lord.]
Philistines <06430> [Philistines.]
carried off <07617> [carried away. Heb. carried captive.]
sons ... wives ..... sons ........ Ahaziah <01121 0802> [his sons also.]
Ahaziah <03059> [Jehoahaz.]
[Ahaziah.]
[Azariah.]
After ...... Lord <0310 03068> [A.M. 3117-3119. B.C. 887-885. And after all.]
"His son Ahaziah Prorex, soon after."
incurable ... disease <02483 0369> [an incurable disease.]
make ... bonfire <06213 08316> [made no.]
thirty-two <07970 08147> [A.M. 3119. B.C. 885. Thirty and two.]
regretted <02532> [without being desired. Heb. without desire.]
That is, without being regretted: no one wished him to live any longer. He was hated while he lived, and neglected when he died.
