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2 Chronik 21
Schlachter 2000
2 Chronik 21
Schlachter 2000
König Joram von Juda. Seine Gottlosigkeit und sein Ende
21 Und Josaphat legte sich zu seinen Vätern und wurde begraben bei seinen Vätern in der Stadt Davids. Und Joram[a], sein Sohn, wurde König an seiner Stelle.
2 Und er hatte Brüder, Söhne Josaphats, nämlich Asarja, Jechiel, Sacharja, Asarja, Michael und Sephatja. Diese alle waren Söhne Josaphats, des Königs von Israel[b].
3 Und ihr Vater machte ihnen reiche Geschenke von Silber, Gold und Kleinodien und gab ihnen feste Städte in Juda. Aber das Königreich gab er Joram, denn er war der Erstgeborene.
4 Als aber Joram das Königreich seines Vaters übernommen hatte und mächtig geworden war, tötete er alle seine Brüder mit dem Schwert; dazu auch etliche von den Fürsten Israels.
5 Joram war 32 Jahre alt, als er König wurde, und er regierte 8 Jahre lang in Jerusalem;
6 und er wandelte in dem Weg der Könige von Israel, wie es das Haus Ahabs getan hatte; denn er hatte eine Tochter Ahabs zur Frau. Und er tat, was böse war in den Augen des Herrn.
7 Aber der Herr wollte das Haus Davids nicht verderben, um des Bundes willen, den er mit David gemacht hatte, und weil er ihm verheißen hatte, dass er ihm und seinen Söhnen allezeit eine Leuchte geben werde.
8 Zu seiner Zeit fielen die Edomiter von der Oberherrschaft Judas ab und setzten einen König über sich.
9 Da zog Joram hinüber mit seinen Obersten und allen Streitwagen; und es geschah, als er sich bei Nacht aufmachte, schlug er die Edomiter, die ihn und die Obersten der Streitwagen umzingelt hatten.
10 Aber die Edomiter fielen von der Oberherrschaft Judas ab bis zu diesem Tag. Zu jener Zeit fiel auch Libna von ihm ab; denn er hatte den Herrn, den Gott seiner Väter, verlassen.
11 Auch machte er Höhen auf den Bergen Judas und verführte die Bewohner Jerusalems zur Hurerei und brachte Juda auf Abwege.
12 Es kam aber ein Schreiben zu ihm von dem Propheten Elia; das lautete folgendermaßen: »So spricht der Herr, der Gott deines Vaters David: Weil du nicht in den Wegen deines Vaters Josaphat gewandelt bist, noch in den Wegen Asas, des Königs von Juda,
13 sondern in dem Weg der Könige von Israel, und weil du Juda und die Bewohner Jerusalems zur Hurerei verführst, gleichwie das Haus Ahabs Hurerei einführte, und hast dazu deine Brüder aus dem Haus deines Vaters ermordet, die besser waren als du;
14 siehe, deshalb wird der Herr eine schwere Plage über dein Volk verhängen, auch über deine Kinder, deine Frauen und alle deine Habe.
15 Du aber wirst viel zu leiden haben an einer Krankheit in deinen Eingeweiden, bis deine Eingeweide nach langer Zeit infolge dieser Krankheit heraustreten werden!«
16 Und der Herr erweckte gegen Joram den Geist der Philister und Araber, die neben den Kuschitern wohnen;
17 und sie zogen herauf gegen Juda und brachen ein und führten allen Besitz hinweg, der im Haus des Königs vorhanden war; dazu seine Söhne und seine Frauen, sodass ihm kein Sohn übrig blieb, außer Joahas, seinem jüngsten Sohn.
18 Und nach alledem schlug ihn der Herr in seinen Eingeweiden mit einer unheilbaren Krankheit.
19 Und nach langer Zeit, und zwar am Ende von zwei Jahren, traten seine Eingeweide infolge seiner Krankheit heraus, und er starb unter schlimmen Schmerzen. Und sein Volk machte kein Feuer [ihm zu Ehren], wie man es für seine Väter getan hatte.
20 Mit 32 Jahren war er König geworden, und er regierte 8 Jahre lang in Jerusalem. Und er ging dahin, ohne bedauert zu werden, und man begrub ihn in der Stadt Davids, aber nicht in den Gräbern der Könige.
2 Chronicles 21
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2 Chronicles 21
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21 Then Jehoshaphat rested with his ancestors and was buried with them in the City of David. And Jehoram(A) his son succeeded him as king. 2 Jehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael and Shephatiah. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.[a] 3 Their father had given them many gifts(B) of silver and gold and articles of value, as well as fortified cities(C) in Judah, but he had given the kingdom to Jehoram because he was his firstborn son.
Jehoram King of Judah(D)
4 When Jehoram established(E) himself firmly over his father’s kingdom, he put all his brothers(F) to the sword along with some of the officials of Israel. 5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. 6 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel,(G) as the house of Ahab had done, for he married a daughter of Ahab.(H) He did evil in the eyes of the Lord. 7 Nevertheless, because of the covenant the Lord had made with David,(I) the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David.(J) He had promised to maintain a lamp(K) for him and his descendants forever.
8 In the time of Jehoram, Edom(L) rebelled against Judah and set up its own king. 9 So Jehoram went there with his officers and all his chariots. The Edomites surrounded him and his chariot commanders, but he rose up and broke through by night. 10 To this day Edom has been in rebellion against Judah.
Libnah(M) revolted at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the Lord, the God of his ancestors. 11 He had also built high places on the hills of Judah and had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray.
12 Jehoram received a letter from Elijah(N) the prophet, which said:
“This is what the Lord, the God of your father(O) David, says: ‘You have not followed the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa(P) king of Judah. 13 But you have followed the ways of the kings of Israel, and you have led Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab did.(Q) You have also murdered your own brothers, members of your own family, men who were better(R) than you. 14 So now the Lord is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives and everything that is yours, with a heavy blow. 15 You yourself will be very ill with a lingering disease(S) of the bowels, until the disease causes your bowels to come out.’”
16 The Lord aroused against Jehoram the hostility of the Philistines and of the Arabs(T) who lived near the Cushites. 17 They attacked Judah, invaded it and carried off all the goods found in the king’s palace, together with his sons and wives. Not a son was left to him except Ahaziah,[b] the youngest.(U)
18 After all this, the Lord afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels. 19 In the course of time, at the end of the second year, his bowels came out because of the disease, and he died in great pain. His people made no funeral fire in his honor,(V) as they had for his predecessors.
20 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He passed away, to no one’s regret, and was buried(W) in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 21:2 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 21:17 Hebrew Jehoahaz, a variant of Ahaziah
2 Chronicles 21
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2 Chronicles 21
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Jehoram becomes king of Judah
21 Jehoshaphat died and they buried him beside his ancestors in the City of David. Jehoshaphat's son Jehoram became king after him. 2 Jehoram had brothers who were also sons of Jehoshaphat. They were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael and Shephatiah. All these men were sons of King Jehoshaphat of Judah.[a] 3 Their father had given them many gifts of silver, gold and other valuable things. He gave them authority over the strong cities of Judah. But Jehoshaphat chose Jehoram be the next king because he was his oldest son.
4 Jehoram made himself a strong king to rule over his father's kingdom. Then he killed all his brothers, as well as some of the Israelite leaders. 5 He was 32 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for eight years.
6 He lived in the same bad way that the kings of Israel did. He did what the family of Ahab had done. He married a daughter of King Ahab and he became as wicked as King Ahab's family was. He did things that the Lord said were evil. 7 But the Lord did not want to destroy all David's descendants, because of his promise to David. He had promised that King David would always have descendants who would rule the nation.
Edom fights against Judah
8 While Jehoram was king, Edom's people turned against Judah. They would no longer accept the king of Judah's authority over them. They decided to have their own king. 9 So King Jehoram travelled to Zair with his army officers and all his chariots.[b] The Edomite army came and they were all around him. But that night, Jehoram and his officers attacked the Edomites and they escaped. 10 Even today, Edom's people do not obey the rulers of Judah. The people of Libnah city also turned against Judah at the same time. That happened because Jehoram had turned away from the Lord, the God of his ancestors.
11 He also built altars on the hills of Judah. He caused the people of Judah and Jerusalem to turn away from the Lord and worship false gods.[c]
Elijah gives a message to King Jehoram
12 The prophet Elijah wrote a letter to Jehoram. This is what it said:
‘The Lord, the God of your ancestor David says, “You have not lived in a good way as your father Jehoshaphat did and as King Asa of Judah did. 13 Instead, you have lived in the way that the kings of Israel live. You have caused the people of Judah and Jerusalem to turn away from the Lord and worship false gods. That is the same as King Ahab's family has done in Israel. You have also killed your own brothers, your father's sons. They were better men than you are. 14 So now the Lord will send terrible trouble on your people, including your children, your wives and everything that belongs to you. 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.[d]
Jehoram dies
18 After all this happened, the Lord caused Jehoram to have a bad disease in his stomach. He could not become well again. 19 He was very ill for two years, and then his inside parts came out because of the illness. So he had a lot of pain until he died. His people did not make a big fire to give him honour, as they had done for his ancestors.
20 Jehoram was 32 years old when he started to rule. He ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. When he died, nobody was sad. They buried him in the City of David, but not in the place where they had buried the other kings.
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