This document is about Jehoram (King of Judah). For other homonyms, please refer to the Jehoram document. Jehoram (King of Judah) was the fifth king of the Kingdom of Judah. [See Genealogy of the Kingdom of Judah] He was the eldest son of Jehoshaphat (King of Judah), and his father King Jehoshaphat passed the throne to his eldest son Jehoram and distributed property and land to his other brothers. Nevertheless, Jehoram committed the evil act of killing the officials associated with his brothers.
2 Chronicles 21:1He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.2 Chronicles 21:2Their father gave them great gifts of silver, of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Judah; but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.2 Chronicles 21:3Now when Jehoram had risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel.2 Chronicles 21:4Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
이렇게 악한 행위를 한 데에는 아버지 여호사밧이 북이스라엘 왕 아합과 혼인관계를 맺으며 영향을 받은 것으로 볼 수 있다.
2 Chronicles 18:1After some years, he went down to Ahab to Samaria. Ahab killed sheep and cattle for him in abundance, and for the people who were with him, and moved him to go up with him to Ramoth Gilead.
특히 아버지 여호사밧은 아합의 아들 여호람(북이스라엘왕)과 깊은 교류를 행했고, 아합의 딸(아달랴) 과 자신의 아들 여호람을 결혼까지 시켰다.
2 Kings 8:18However Yahweh would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.
2 Kings 1:17Now the rest of the acts of Ahaziah which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
2 Kings 8:16He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign. He reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
이렇게 그는 악한 행위를 하였으나, 하나님께서는 다윗과 맺은 언약으로 인해 그 집안을 완전히 멸망시키시지 않고 등불을 주겠다는 약속을 지키셨다.
2 Kings 8:18However Yahweh would not destroy Judah, for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.2 Kings 8:19In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
그가 하나님을 떠남으로 인해 에돔과 립나가 배반하여 많은 영토를 잃어버리게 되었다.
2 Chronicles 21:5He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did Ahab’s house; for he had Ahab’s daughter as his wife. He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.2 Chronicles 21:6However Yahweh would not destroy David))’s house, because of the covenant that he had made with David, and as he promised to give a lamp to him and to his children always.2 Chronicles 21:7In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.2 Chronicles 21:8Then Jehoram went there with his captains and all his chariots with him. He rose up by night and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, along with the captains of the chariots.2 Chronicles 21:9So Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah to this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time from under his hand, because he had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his fathers.2 Chronicles 21:10Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah), and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem play the prostitute, and led Judah astray.
2 Chronicles 21:11A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Yahweh, 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,2 Chronicles 21:12but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute like Ahab’s house did, and also have slain your brothers of your father’s house, who were better than yourself,2 Chronicles 21:13behold, Yahweh will strike your people with a great plague, including your children, your wives, and all your possessions;2 Chronicles 21:14and you will have great sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.’ ”2 Chronicles 21:15Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians who are beside the Ethiopians;
이후 블레셋 민족과 아라비아 민족이 침략하여 왕궁의 재물과 그의 아들들과 아내들을 잃어버리게 되고, 막내 아들 여호아하스(아하시야)만을 남겨두게 되었다. 그리고 하나님의 말씀대로 창자에 큰 병이 들어 결국 죽고 만다.
2 Chronicles 21:16and they came up against Judah, broke into it, and carried away all the possessions that were found in the king’s house, including his sons and his wives; so that there was no son left him, except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.2 Chronicles 21:17After all this Yahweh struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.2 Chronicles 21:18In process of time, at the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of severe diseases. His people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.2 Chronicles 21:19He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He departed without being missed; and they buried him in David’s city, but not in the tombs of the kings.2 Chronicles 21:20He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years. He departed without being missed; and they buried him in David’s city, but not in the tombs of the kings.
이후 나라는 여호아하스(아하시야)에게 넘어가게 된다.