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2 Chronicles 21:12

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10 So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his rule at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers.

11 Jehoram had also built high places on the hills of Judah; he had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray.

Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,

13 but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you.

14 So behold, the LORD is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a serious blow.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah,
KJV
And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
WEB
A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “the LORD, the God of David your father, says, ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
ASV
And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
DARBY
And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet saying, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father: Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
BLB
And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying: “Thus says YHWH, God of David your father: ‘Because that you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father and in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
ÅB
Da kom det et brev til ham fra profeten Elias, og i det sto det: Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har vandret på din far Josjafats veier og på Judas konge Asas veier,
OTB
Etterpå kom det en melding til ham fra profeten Elia, som erklærte, "Dette er hva Herren, din forfar Davids Gud, forkynner: ‘Fordi du ikke har fulgt veiene til din far Jehoshafat og veiene til Asa, Judas konge,
B1930
Da kom det et brev til ham fra profeten Elias, og i det stod det: Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har vandret på din far Josafats veier og på Judas konge Asas veier,

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 14:2–5

    And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

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  • 2 Chronicles 17:3–4

    Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals,

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  • 2 Kings 2:1

    Shortly before the LORD took Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal,

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  • Daniel 5:5

    At that moment the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall, near the lampstand in the royal palace. As the king watched the hand that was writing,

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  • Jeremiah 36:2

    “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you during the reign of Josiah until today.

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  • Jeremiah 36:28–32

    “Take another scroll and rewrite on it the very words that were on the original scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah has burned.

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  • Jeremiah 36:23

    And as soon as Jehudi had read three or four columns, Jehoiakim would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the firepot, until the entire scroll had been consumed by the fire.

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  • Daniel 5:25–29

    Now this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.

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