21:16 The Lord stirred up against Jehoram the Philistines 1 and the Arabs who lived beside the Cushites.
22:1 The residents of Jerusalem 3 made his youngest son Ahaziah king in his place, for the raiding party that invaded the city with the Arabs had killed all the older sons. 4 So Ahaziah son of Jehoram became king of Judah.
1 tn Heb “the spirit of the Philistines.”
2 tn The words “in his campaigns” are supplied in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons
3 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
4 tn Heb “for all the older [ones] the raiding party that came with the Arabs to the camp had killed.”