2 Chronicles 21:4

21:4 Jehoram took control of his father’s kingdom and became powerful. 1  Then he killed all his brothers, 2  as well as some of the officials of Israel.

2 Chronicles 28:7

28:7 Zikri, an Ephraimite warrior, killed the king’s son Maaseiah, Azrikam, the supervisor of the palace, and Elkanah, the king’s second-in-command.

2 Chronicles 28:19

28:19 The Lord humiliated 3  Judah because of King Ahaz of Israel, 4  for he encouraged Judah to sin and was very 5  unfaithful to the Lord.

1 tn Heb “and Jehoram arose over the kingdom of his father and strengthened himself.”

2 tn Heb “and he killed all his brothers with the sword.”

3 tn Or “subdued.”

4 sn That is, “of Judah.” Frequently in 2 Chronicles “Israel” is substituted for “Judah.”

5 tn The infinitive absolute precedes the finite verbal form to emphasize the degree of Ahaz’s unfaithfulness.