2 Chronicles 21:12 “Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “…”

2 Chronicles 21:12

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,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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,

World English Bible

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,

American Standard Version

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,

Geneva Bible 1599

And there came a writing to him from Elijah the Prophet, saying, Thus sayth the Lord God of Dauid thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the wayes of Iehoshaphat thy father, nor in the wayes of Asa King of Iudah,

Darby Translation

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,

Young's Literal Translation

And there cometh in unto him a writing from Elijah the prophet, saying, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, Because that thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, and in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

Bible in Basic English

And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, The Lord, the God of your father David, says, Because you have not kept to the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of Asa, king of Judah,

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Cross references

“A. M. 3116. B.C. 888. a writing”

2 Kings 2:1 Jeremiah 36:2 Jeremiah 36:23 Jeremiah 36:28–32 Daniel 5:5 Daniel 5:25–29

2 Kings 2:1 · BSB

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

Jeremiah 36:2 · BSB

“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.

Jeremiah 36:23 · BSB

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.

Jeremiah 36:28–32 · BSB

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

Daniel 5:5 · BSB

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,

Daniel 5:25–29 · BSB

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

“Elijah the prophet”

2 Kings 2:11

2 Kings 2:11 · BSB

As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.

“in the ways of Jehoshaphat”

1 Kings 22:43 2 Chronicles 17:3 2 Chronicles 17:4

1 Kings 22:43 · BSB

And Jehoshaphat walked in all the ways of his father Asa; he did not turn away from them, but did what was right in the eyes of the LORD. The high places, however, were not removed; the people still sacrificed and burned…

2 Chronicles 17:3 · BSB

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

2 Chronicles 17:4 · BSB

but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.

“in the ways of Asa”

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 1 Kings 15:11

2 Chronicles 14:2–5 · BSB

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

1 Kings 15:11 · BSB

And Asa did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, as his father David had done.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

11Jehoram 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.

13but 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.

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