2 Chroniques 21:4

4 Quand Joram se fut élevé sur le royaume de son père, et s'y fut fortifié, il fit mourir par l'épée tous ses frères, et quelques-uns aussi des chefs d'Israël.

2 Chroniques 21:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 21:4

Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father,
&c.] Succeeded him in it, and reigned alone, for he had reigned with his father some years before his death; (See Gill on 2 Kings 8:16), he strengthened himself;
in the kingdom, by some means or another closely attaching the greater part of the princes, and people of the land, unto him, when he thought himself well settled and established on the throne; though some understand it of making strong, or hardening his heart to do what is next mentioned: and slew all his brethren with the sword;
either to get their riches into his hands, or lest, being religious princes, they should oppose his restoring idolatry, and for that reason the people should depose him, and set up one of them; and therefore he dispatched them out of the way to secure himself, and carry his point: and [divers] also of the princes of Israel;
such who had removed out of the ten tribes, for the sake of religion, and therefore would never agree to the introduction of idolatry among them, for which reason Jehoram slew them; and perhaps they might express their disapprobation and abhorrence of his murder of his brethren.

2 Chroniques 21:4 In-Context

2 Il avait des frères, fils de Josaphat, Azaria, Jéhiel, Zacharie, Azaria, Micaël et Shéphatia. Tous ceux-là étaient fils de Josaphat, roi d'Israël.

3 Leur père leur avait fait de grands dons d'argent, d'or et de choses précieuses, avec des villes fortes en Juda; mais il avait donné le royaume à Joram, parce qu'il était l'aîné.

4 Quand Joram se fut élevé sur le royaume de son père, et s'y fut fortifié, il fit mourir par l'épée tous ses frères, et quelques-uns aussi des chefs d'Israël.

5 Joram était âgé de trente-deux ans, quand il devint roi, et il régna huit ans à Jérusalem.

6 Il marcha dans la voie des rois d'Israël, comme avait fait la maison d'Achab; car la fille d'Achab était sa femme, et il fit ce qui est mal aux yeux de l'Éternel.