15 You yourself will be struck with many illnesses, including a disease of the intestines, until your intestines come out day after day because of the disease.”(A)

Jehoram’s Last Days

16 The Lord roused the spirit of the Philistines and the Arabs(B) who lived near the Cushites to attack Jehoram.(C) 17 So they went to war against Judah and invaded it. They carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace and also his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz,[a](D) his youngest son.

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  1. 21:17 LXX, Syr, Tg read Ahaziah

15 You will have a bad disease. You will have terrible pain in your stomach that becomes worse and worse. Finally, your inside parts will come out of your body.” ’

16 There were some Philistines and Arabs who lived near people from Ethiopia. The Lord caused them to be angry with Jehoram. 17 They attacked Judah and they took power over the land. They took away all the valuable things in the king's palace. They took his sons and his wives as their prisoners. The only son of Jehoram that remained was his youngest son, Ahaziah.[a]

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  1. 21:17 Ahaziah was also called Jehoahaz.