2 Chronicles 21:4-7

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. 21:5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. ³  21:6 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. ⁴  He did evil in the sight of ⁵  the Lord. 21:7 But the Lord was unwilling to destroy David’s dynasty ⁶  because of the promise ⁷  he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty. ⁸ 

[21:4]  ¹ tn Heb “and Jehoram arose over the kingdom of his father and strengthened himself.”

[21:4]  ² tn Heb “and he killed all his brothers with the sword.”

[21:5]  ³ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[21:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife.”

[21:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[21:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “house.”

[21:7]  ⁸ tn Or “covenant.”

[21:7]  ⁹ tn Heb “which he made to David, just as he had promised to give him and his sons a lamp all the days.” Here “lamp” is metaphorical, symbolizing the Davidic dynasty.