aCf. 2 Kings 8.17–24. Jehoshaphat rested with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David; his son Jehoram succeeded him as king.
He had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were sons of King Jehoshaphat of Israel.
Their father gave them many gifts of silver, gold, and [other] presents, as well as fortified towns in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the first-born.
He followed the practices of the kings of Israel doing what the House of Ahab had done, for he married a daughter of Ahab; he did what was displeasing to GOD.
However, GOD refrained from destroying the House of David for the sake of the covenant made with David, and in accordance with the promise to maintain a lamp for him and his descendants for all time.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ולאאבה
45
יהוה
26
להשחית
753
אתבית
813
דויד
24
למען
190
הברית
617
אשר
501
כרת
620
לדויד
54
וכאשר
527
אמר
241
לתת
830
לו
36
ניר
260
ולבניו
104
כלהימים
155
II Chronicles 21:8
Gematria: 1828
בימיופשעאדוםמתחתידיהודהוימליכועליהםמלך
During his reign, the Edomites rebelled against Judah’s rule and set up a king of their own.
Jehoram advanced [against them] with his officers and all his chariotry. He arose by night and attacked the Edomites, who surrounded him and the chariot commanders.
Edom has been in rebellion against Judah, to this day; Libnah also rebelled against him at that time, because he had forsaken the ETERNAL God of his ancestors.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויפשע
466
אדום
51
מתחת
848
ידיהודה
44
עד
74
היום
61
הזה
17
אז
8
תפשע
850
לבנה
87
בעת
472
ההיא
21
מתחת
848
ידו
20
כי
30
עזב
79
אתיהוה
427
אלהי
46
אבתיו
419
II Chronicles 21:11
Gematria: 3046
גםהואעשהבמותבהרייהודהויזןאתישביירושלםוידחאתיהודהפ
Moreover, he built shrines in the hill country of Judah; he led astray the inhabitants of Jerusalem and made Judah wayward.
A letter from Elijah the prophet came to him that read: “Thus says the ETERNAL God of your forefather David: Since you have not followed the practices of your father Jehoshaphat and the practices of King Asa of Judah,
but have followed the practices of the kings of Israel, leading astray Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem as the House of Ahab led them astray, and have also killed your brothers of your father’s house, who were better than you,
Word-by-Word Analysis
ותלך
456
בדרך
226
מלכי
100
ישראל
541
ותזנה
468
אתיהודה
431
ואתישבי
729
ירושלם
586
כהזנות
488
בית
412
אחאב
12
וגם
49
אתאחיך
440
ביתאביך
445
הטובים
72
ממך
100
הרגת
608
II Chronicles 21:14
Gematria: 1609
הנהיהוהנגףמגפהגדולהבעמךובבניךובנשיךובכלרכושך
therefore, GOD will inflict a great blow upon your people, your sons, and your wives and all your possessions.
Word-by-Word Analysis
הנה
60
יהוה
26
נגף
133
מגפה
128
גדולה
48
בעמך
132
ובבניך
90
ובנשיך
388
ובכלרכושך
604
II Chronicles 21:15
Gematria: 1753
ואתהבחלייםרביםבמחלהמעיךעדיצאומעיךמןהחליימיםעלימים
As for you, you will be severely stricken with a disorder of the bowels year after year until your bowels drop out.”
Word-by-Word Analysis
ואתה
412
בחליים
100
רבים
252
במחלה
85
מעיך
140
עדיצאו
181
מעיך
140
מןהחלי
143
ימים
100
עלימים
200
II Chronicles 21:16
Gematria: 3477
ויעריהוהעליהורםאתרוחהפלשתיםוהערביםאשרעלידכושים
GOD
stirred up the spirit of the Philistines and the Arabs who were neighbors of the Cushites against Jehoram.
They marched against Judah, breached its defenses, and carried off all the property that was found in the king’s palace, as well as his sons and his wives. The only son who remained was Jehoahaz, his youngest.
Word-by-Word Analysis
ויעלו
122
ביהודה
32
ויבקעוה
199
וישבו
324
את
401
כלהרכוש
581
הנמצא
186
לביתהמלך
537
וגםבניו
117
ונשיו
372
ולא
37
נשארלו
587
בן
52
כי
30
אםיהואחז
78
קטן
159
בניו
68
II Chronicles 21:18
Gematria: 1466
ואחריכלזאתנגפויהוהבמעיולחלילאיןמרפא
After this, GOD afflicted him with an incurable disease of the bowels.
Some years later, when a period of two years had elapsed, his bowels dropped out because of his disease, and he died a gruesome death. His people did not make a fire for him like the fire for his ancestors.
He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He departed unpraised,bunpraised Following Septuagint; cf. Arabic ḥamada “praise.” and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.