2 Krönikeboken 21 – NUB & NIRV

Swedish Contemporary Bible

2 Krönikeboken 21:1-20

Joram regerar i Juda

(2 Kung 8:16-24)

1Joshafat dog och begravdes bland sina förfäder i sin förfader Davids stad. Hans son Joram blev kung efter honom. 2Jorams bröder, Joshafats söner, hette Asarja, Jechiel, Sakarja, Asarjahu, Mikael och Sefatja. Alla dessa var söner till Joshafat, Israels kung. 3Deras far hade gett dem många gåvor, silver och guld och andra dyrbarheter, och befästa städer i Juda. Men själva kungadömet gav han till Joram, eftersom denne var den förstfödde.

4När Joram hade övertagit sin fars kungadöme och stärkt sin ställning, dödade han alla sina bröder och några av Israels furstar. 5Han var trettiotvå år gammal när han blev kung, och han regerade i åtta år i Jerusalem. 6Men han följde kungarna i Israel i spåren, som Achavs familj hade gjort. Han gifte sig med en dotter till Achav. Han gjorde det som var ont i Herrens ögon. 7Men Herren ville inte utplåna Davids ätt, för han hade ingått ett förbund med David. Han hade lovat att en lampa för alltid skulle brinna för honom och hans ättlingar.

8Under Jorams regering gjorde Edom uppror mot Juda och tog sig en egen kung. 9Joram drog dit upp med sina furstar och alla sina vagnar. På natten bröt han upp och slog edoméerna som hade omringat honom och hans vagnsbefälhavare. 10Sedan Edom gjorde uppror har det inte mer stått under Judas makt. Livna gjorde också uppror vid samma tid, eftersom Joram hade övergett Herren, sina fäders Gud. 11Han uppförde också offerplatser på höjderna i Juda och förledde folket i Jerusalem till otrohet och Juda till avfall.

12Då kom ett brev från profeten Elia till Joram, där det stod:

Så säger Herren, din fader Davids Gud: ”Du har inte följt de vägar din far Joshafat och kung Asa av Juda gick, 13utan du har gått Israels kungars vägar och förlett Juda och folket i Jerusalem till otrohet, precis som Achavs familj gjorde. Du har också dödat dina egna bröder, din fars söner, som var bättre än du. 14Se, Herren ska därför straffa ditt folk, dina barn, dina hustrur och allt vad du äger och har med en hemsökelse. 15Själv kommer du att råka ut för en svår invärtes sjukdom i inälvorna, så att de till slut faller ut till följd av sjukdomen.”

16Sedan uppeggade Herren filistéerna och araberna, som bodde intill kushiterna, mot Joram. 17De marscherade mot Juda, invaderade det och tog med sig allt de fann i kungens palats, till och med hans söner och hustrur. Ingen son lämnades kvar, förutom hans yngste son Joachas.

18Efter detta lät Herren en obotlig tarmsjukdom drabba honom. 19Efter en tid, efter ett par år, föll hans inälvor ut till följd av sjukdomen, och han dog under fruktansvärda plågor. Man tände ingen eld för att hedra honom som de hade gjort för hans fäder. 20Han var trettiotvå år gammal när han blev kung, och han regerade i åtta år i Jerusalem och gick bort utan att någon saknade honom. Han begravdes i Davids stad, men inte i kungagravarna.

New International Reader’s Version

2 Chronicles 21:1-20

1Jehoshaphat joined the members of his family who had already died. He was buried in the family tomb in the City of David. Jehoshaphat’s son Jehoram became the next king after him. 2Jehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael and Shephatiah. All of them were sons of Jehoshaphat, the king of Israel. 3Their father had given them many gifts. He had given them silver, gold and other things of value. He had also given them cities in Judah that had high walls around them. But he had made Jehoram king. That’s because Jehoram was his oldest son.

Jehoram King of Judah

4Jehoram made his position secure over his father’s kingdom. Then he killed all his brothers with his sword. He also killed some of the officials of Israel. 5Jehoram was 32 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. 6He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the royal family of Ahab had done. In fact, he married a daughter of Ahab. Jehoram did what was evil in the eyes of the Lord. 7But the Lord didn’t want to destroy the royal family of David. That’s because the Lord had made a covenant with him. The Lord had promised to keep the lamp of David’s kingdom burning brightly. The Lord had promised that for David and his children after him forever.

8When Jehoram was king over Judah, Edom refused to remain under Judah’s control. They set up their own king. 9So Jehoram went to Edom. He took his officers and all his chariots with him. The men of Edom surrounded him and his chariot commanders. But he got up at night and fought his way out. 10To this day Edom has refused to remain under Judah’s control.

At that same time, Libnah also refused to remain under the control of Judah. That’s because Jehoram had deserted the Lord, the God of his people. 11Jehoram had also built high places on the hills of Judah. He had caused the people of Jerusalem to worship other gods. They weren’t faithful to the Lord. Jehoram had led Judah down the wrong path.

12Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet. In it, Elijah said,

“The Lord is the God of your father David. The Lord says, ‘You have not followed the ways of your own father Jehoshaphat or of Asa, the king of Judah. 13Instead, you have followed the ways of the kings of Israel. You have led Judah and the people of Jerusalem to worship other gods, just as the royal family of Ahab did. Also, you have murdered your own brothers. They were members of your own family. They were better men than you are. 14So now the Lord is about to strike down your people with a heavy blow. He will strike down your sons, your wives and everything that belongs to you. 15And you yourself will be very sick for a long time. The sickness will finally cause your insides to come out.’ ”

16The Lord stirred up the anger of the Philistines against Jehoram. He also stirred up the anger of the Arabs. They lived near the people of Cush. 17The Philistines and Arabs attacked Judah. They went in and carried off all the goods they found in the king’s palace. They also took his sons and wives. The only son he had left was Ahaziah. He was the youngest son.

18After all of that, the Lord made Jehoram very sick. He couldn’t be healed. 19After he had been sick for two years, the sickness caused his insides to come out. He died in great pain. His people didn’t make a funeral fire to honor him. They had made funeral fires to honor the kings who ruled before him.

20Jehoram was 32 years old when he became king. He ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. No one was sorry when he passed away. He was buried in the City of David. But he wasn’t placed in the tombs of the kings.