New American Bible, Revised Edition

2 Chronicles 21:8-17 New American Bible, Revised Edition (NABRE)

8. During his time Edom revolted against the rule of Judah and installed its own king.

9. Thereupon Jehoram with his officers and all his chariots crossed over. He arose by night and broke through the Edomites when they had surrounded him and the commanders of his chariots.

10. To this day Edom has been in revolt against the rule of Judah. Libnah also revolted at that time against his rule because he had abandoned the Lord, the God of his ancestors.

11. He also set up high places in the mountains of Judah, prostituting the inhabitants of Jerusalem, leading Judah astray.

12. A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet with this message: “Thus says the Lord, the God of David your father: Because you have not walked in the way of your father Jehoshaphat, nor of Asa, king of Judah,

13. but instead have walked in the way of the kings of Israel, leading Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem into prostitution, like the harlotries of the house of Ahab, and because you have killed your brothers of your father’s house, who were better than you,

14. the Lord will strike your people, your children, your wives, and all that is yours with a great plague.

15. You shall have severe pains from a disease in your bowels, which will fall out because of the disease, day after day.”

16. Then the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the animosity of the Philistines and of the Arabians who were neighbors of the Ethiopians.

17. They came up against Judah, breached it, and carried away all the wealth found in the king’s house, along with his sons and his wives. He was left with only one son, Jehoahaz, his youngest.