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Second Book of Chronicles, Chapter 21

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2 Chronicles 21 NASB - New American Standard Bible2 Chronicles 21 NASB - New American Standard Bible

Chapter 21 of 2 Chronicles—New American Standard Bible (NASB)

  1. 1Then Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, and Jehoram his son became king in his place.
  2. He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, [a]Azaryahu, Michael and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king 2of Israel.
  3. Their father gave them many gifts of silver, gold and precious things, 3with fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.
  4. ¶ Now when Jehoram had [b]taken over the kingdom of his father and made himself [c]secure, he 4killed all his brothers with the sword, and some of the rulers of Israel also.
  5. 5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
  6. 6He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did (7for Ahab’s daughter was his wife), and he did evil in the sight of the LORD.
  7. Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy the house of David because of the covenant which He had made with David, 8and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and his sons forever.
  8. ¶ In his days 9Edom revolted [d]against the rule of Judah and set up a king over themselves.
  9. Then Jehoram crossed over with his commanders and all his chariots with him. And he arose by night and struck down the Edomites who were surrounding him and the commanders of the chariots.
  10. So Edom revolted [e]against Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time [f]against his rule, because he had forsaken the LORD God of his fathers.
  11. Moreover, 10he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem 11to play the harlot and led Judah astray.
  12. ¶ Then a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet saying, “Thus says the LORD God of your father David, ‘Because 12you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father 13and the ways of Asa king of Judah,
  13. but 14have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot 15as the house of Ahab played the harlot, and you 16have also killed your brothers, [g]your own family, who were better than you,
  14. behold, the LORD is going to strike your people, your sons, your wives and all your possessions with a great [h]calamity;
  15. and 17you will suffer [i]severe sickness, a disease of your bowels, until your bowels come out because of the sickness, day by day.’”
  16. ¶ Then 18the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and 19the Arabs who [j]bordered the Ethiopians;
  17. and they came against Judah and invaded it, and carried away all the possessions found in the king’s house together with his sons and his wives, so that no son was left to him except [k]20Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.
  18. ¶ So after all this the LORD smote him 21in his bowels with an incurable sickness.
  19. Now it came about in the course of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels came out because of his sickness and he died in great pain. And his people made no fire for him like 22the fire for his fathers.
  20. He was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years; and he departed [l]23with no one’s regret, and they buried him in the city of David, 24but not in the tombs of the kings.

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or Azariah
  2. ^ Lit risen up
  3. ^ Lit strong
  4. ^ Lit from under the hand of
  5. ^ Lit from under the hand of
  6. ^ Lit from under his hand
  7. ^ Lit your father’s house
  8. ^ Lit blow
  9. ^ Lit in many sicknesses
  10. ^ Lit were at the hand of
  11. ^ In 2 Chr 22:1, Ahaziah
  12. ^ Lit without desire

REFERENCES

  1. ^ 1Ki 22:50
  2. ^ 2Ch 12:6; 23:2
  3. ^ 2Ch 11:5
  4. ^ Ge 4:8; Jg 9:5
  5. ^ 2Ki 8:17-22
  6. ^ 1Ki 12:28-30
  7. ^ 2Ch 18:1
  8. ^ 2Sa 7:12-17; 1Ki 11:13, 36
  9. ^ 2Ch 20:22, 23; 21:10
  10. ^ 1Ki 11:7
  11. ^ Le 20:5
  12. ^ 2Ch 17:3, 4
  13. ^ 2Ch 14:2-5
  14. ^ 2Ch 21:6
  15. ^ 1Ki 16:31-33
  16. ^ 2Ch 21:4
  17. ^ 2Ch 21:18, 19
  18. ^ 2Ch 33:11
  19. ^ 2Ch 17:11; 22:1
  20. ^ 2Ch 25:23
  21. ^ 2Ch 21:15
  22. ^ 2Ch 16:14
  23. ^ Je 22:18, 28
  24. ^ 2Ch 24:25; 28:27

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Comments

  1. Kiamia DoelKiamia Doel
    Jan 9, 2025 23:00 GMT

    The NWT adds words to the text that are not in the greek Manuscripts to fit it's own doctrinal position for example

    Compare the wording of the NWT and the NKJV at Colossians 1:15-17

    NKJV says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. 16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

    NWT says

    15 He is the image of the invisible God,the firstborn OF all creation;16 because by means of him all OTHER things were created in the heavens and on the earth, the things visible and the things invisible,whether they are thrones or lordships or governments or authorities. All OTHER things have been created through him and for him. 17 Also, he is before all OTHER things,and by means of him all OTHER things were made to exist,

    The word “other” is not in the Greek but they add it Why? So they can decieve their followers into thinking that Christ was created by the Father and that he then created other things, that is not what the Greek says.

    1. SmeSme
      Feb 27, 2025 11:17 GMT

      Truth is from God and those that follow him. As for lies? John8:44

      Kiamia, I noticed you used a modern version of kjv to make your point about the nwt.

      Why didn’t you use the original kjv of col1:15?

      Is it because it disproves your point? It proves the opposite of what you wrote?

      Here is kjv col1:15 ¶” Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn OF every creature:“

      Now I appeal to your Christian nature to correct your mistake as God is watching each of us, and let us bless the God of Jesus his father.

      Kjv 1Pe 1:3  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ….

  2. YanekYanek
    Dec 24, 2024 22:18 GMT

    Joshua, Jehovah’s Witnesses have never denied the deity of the Messiah in his prehuman existence. While on Earth he was fully 100% human. I do not mean he was a mere human, he was not affected by Adam’s unfaithful behavior, he was sinless.

  3. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  4. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. James LernerJames Lerner
      Jul 20, 2024 09:48 GMT

      The NWT is Satanic filth to its very core.

      The JW Cult is Satanic to its very core.

      Praise Yahweh I will never be a victim of JW brainwashing. If I burn in Hell for eternity or I am ultimately annihilated so be it

      May Yahweh's curse rest on the Watchtower Society and its Satanic leadership

    2. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  5. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  6. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

    2. ChrisChris
      Jan 8, 2021 07:15 GMT

      Please site these intentional heresies. I am well versed in the watch tower outline and agree they are in many ways incorrect but i also bet i can point many out from EVERY established or main denomination. There is much to learn from them all as one who drinks milk?

      Judge not lest ye be judged, that is not to pass judgement on you either brother.

      I debate with scripture. I don't hold it to be true that Michael is Y'Shua HaMeshiach but I also firmly hold it to be true that our G-d and Heavenly Father are not the word encarnate and only begotten son.

      I love not seeing "lord" which i relate to baal. I feel the catholic church is a satanic establishment and I am aware a freemason started the hovies but there are evil in high places and our fight is also with principalities.

      What i'm saying is that in my darkest hours, those two were some of if not the only ones who would bring a Bible and eucharist and pray with me.

      We all fall short of the glory of G-d.

      Don't forget the NWT was recognized as the most accurate translation on Jeopardy.

      Lastly, this is different I noted than the NWT i have read and am very familiar with. Pull up the watchtower page and compare. I truly look forward to getting this one!

  7. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  8. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  9. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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