2 Chronicles 21:11-20

NSB(i) 11 Jehoram made illegal places of worship in the hills of Judah. This caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to chase after foreign gods as if they were prostitutes. So he led Judah astray. 12 A letter came to him from the prophet Elijah. It read: This is what Jehovah the God of your ancestor David says: You have not followed the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of King Asa of Judah. 13 Instead, you have followed the ways of the kings of Israel. You, like Ahab’s family, have caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to chase after foreign gods as if they were prostitutes. You have killed your brothers, your father’s family. Your brothers were better than you. 14 Jehovah will strike a great blow to your people, your sons, your wives, and all your property because you did this. 15 You will be affected by a painful stomach disease and suffer until you die. 16 Later Jehovah caused the Philistines and the Arabs who lived near the Ethiopians to become angry with Jehoram. 17 They invaded Judah and stole the royal property from the palace. They led Jehoram’s wives and sons away as prisoners. The only one left behind was Ahaziah, his youngest son. 18 After this happened; Jehovah struck Jehoram with an incurable stomach disease. 19 Two years later Jehoram died in terrible pain. No bonfire was built to honor him. The people had done this for his ancestors, but not him. 20 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king. He ruled eight years from Jerusalem. He died, and no one even felt sad. He was buried in Jerusalem, but not in the royal tombs.