2 Chronicles 21:1

The Reign of Jehoram

1 And Jehoshaphat slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 21:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 21:1

Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers
(See Gill on 1 Kings 22:50).

2 Chronicles 21:1 In-Context

1 And Jehoshaphat slept with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David, and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

2 Now he had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these [were] the sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel.

3 And their father gave to them many gifts of silver, gold, and valuables, with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, for he [was] the firstborn.

4 When Jehoram ascended to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself and murdered all his brothers with the sword, and even some of the princes of Israel.

5 Jehoram [was] thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.

Footnotes

• [a] Or "fathers"
• [b] Or "fathers"