1And Yehoshafat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Yehoram his son reigned in his stead. 2And he had brethren the sons of Yehoshafat, Azar-Yah, and Yekhi’el, and Zekhar-Yahu, and Azari-Yahu, and Mikha’el, and Shefat-Yahu; all these were the sons of Yehoshafat Melekh Yisra’el. 3And their father gave them great gifts, of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fortified cities in Yehudah; but the kingdom he gave to Yehoram, because he was the first-born.
4Now when Yehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he slew all his brethren with the sword, and various also of the princes of Yisra’el. 5Yehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Yerushalayim. 6And he walked in the way of the kings of Yisra’el, as did the house of Akhav; for he had the daughter of Akhav to wife; and he did that which was evil in the sight of יהוה . But7 יהוה would not destroy Beit David, 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. 8In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Yehudah, and made a king over themselves. 9Then Yehoram passed over with his captains, and all his chariots with him; and he rose up by night, and smote Edom that encompassed him about, and the captains of the chariots. 10So Edom revolted from under the hand of Yehudah unto this day; then did Livnah revolt at the same time from under his hand; because he had forsaken יהוה , the Elohim of his fathers. 11Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Yehudah, and made the inhabitants of Yerushalayim to go astray, and drew Yehudah away.
12And there came a writing to him from Eli-Yahu HaNavi, saying, “Thus says יהוה , the Elohim of David your father, ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Yehoshafat your father, nor in the ways of Asa Melekh Yehudah; 13but have walked in the way of the kings of Yisra’el, and have made Yehudah and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim to go astray, like as the house of Akhav made [Yisra’el] to go astray; and also have slain your brethren of your father’s house, who were better than yourself; 14behold, יהוה will smite with a great plague your people, and your children, and your wives, and all your substance; 15and you shall have great sickness by disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day’.” 16And יהוה stirred up against Yehoram the spirit of the P’lishtim, and of HaArvim that are beside the Kushim; 17and they came up against Yehudah, and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the house of HaMelekh, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Yeho’akhaz, the youngest of his sons. 18And after all this יהוה smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease. 19And it came to pass, that in process of time, at the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers. 20Thirty-two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Yerushalayim eight years; and he departed joyless; and they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the Melakhim.
אוַיִּשְׁכַּב יְהוֹשָׁפָט עִם אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקָּבֵר עִם אֲבֹתָיו בְּעִיר דָּוִיד; וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהוֹרָם בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו. בוְלוֹ אַחִים בְּנֵי יְהוֹשָׁפָט עֲזַרְיָה וִיחִיאֵל וּזְכַרְיָהוּ וַעֲזַרְיָהוּ וּמִיכָאֵל וּשְׁפַטְיָהוּ: כָּל אֵלֶּה בְּנֵי יְהוֹשָׁפָט מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל. גוַיִּתֵּן לָהֶם אֲבִיהֶם מַתָּנוֹת רַבּוֹת לְכֶסֶף וּלְזָהָב וּלְמִגְדָּנוֹת עִם עָרֵי מְצֻרוֹת בִּיהוּדָה; וְאֶת הַמַּמְלָכָה נָתַן לִיהוֹרָם כִּי הוּא הַבְּכוֹר.
דוַיָּקָם יְהוֹרָם עַל מַמְלֶכֶת אָבִיו וַיִּתְחַזַּק וַיַּהֲרֹג אֶת כָּל אֶחָיו בֶּחָרֶב; וְגַם מִשָּׂרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל. הבֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁתַּיִם שָׁנָה יְהוֹרָם בְּמָלְכוֹ; וּשְׁמוֹנֶה שָׁנִים מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם. ווַיֵּלֶךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּאֲשֶׁר עָשׂוּ בֵּית אַחְאָב כִּי בַּת אַחְאָב הָיְתָה לּוֹ אִשָּׁה; וַיַּעַשׂ הָרַע בְּעֵינֵי יהוה . זוְלֹא אָבָה יהוה לְהַשְׁחִית אֶת בֵּית דָּוִיד לְמַעַן הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת לְדָוִיד; וְכַאֲשֶׁר אָמַר לָתֵת לוֹ נִיר וּלְבָנָיו כָּל הַיָּמִים. חבְּיָמָיו פָּשַׁע אֱדוֹם מִתַּחַת יַד יְהוּדָה; וַיַּמְלִיכוּ עֲלֵיהֶם מֶלֶךְ. טוַיַּעֲבֹר יְהוֹרָם עִם שָׂרָיו וְכָל הָרֶכֶב עִמּוֹ; וַיְהִי קָם לַיְלָה וַיַּךְ אֶת אֱדוֹם הַסּוֹבֵב אֵלָיו וְאֵת שָׂרֵי הָרָכֶב. יוַיִּפְשַׁע אֱדוֹם מִתַּחַת יַד יְהוּדָה עַד הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה אָז תִּפְשַׁע לִבְנָה בָּעֵת הַהִיא מִתַּחַת יָדוֹ: כִּי עָזַב אֶת יהוה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתָיו. יאגַּם הוּא עָשָׂה בָמוֹת בְּהָרֵי יְהוּדָה; וַיֶּזֶן אֶת יֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַיַּדַּח אֶת יְהוּדָה.
יבוַיָּבֹא אֵלָיו מִכְתָּב מֵאֵלִיָּהוּ הַנָּבִיא לֵאמֹר: כֹּה אָמַר יהוה אֱלֹהֵי דָּוִיד אָבִיךָ תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַכְתָּ בְּדַרְכֵי יְהוֹשָׁפָט אָבִיךָ וּבְדַרְכֵי אָסָא מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה. יגוַתֵּלֶךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ מַלְכֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַתַּזְנֶה אֶת יְהוּדָה וְאֶת יֹשְׁבֵי יְרוּשָׁלִַם כְּהַזְנוֹת בֵּית אַחְאָב; וְגַם אֶת אַחֶיךָ בֵית אָבִיךָ הַטּוֹבִים מִמְּךָ הָרָגְתָּ. ידהִנֵּה יהוה נֹגֵף מַגֵּפָה גְדוֹלָה בְּעַמֶּךָ; וּבְבָנֶיךָ וּבְנָשֶׁיךָ וּבְכָל רְכוּשֶׁךָ. טווְאַתָּה בָּחֳלָיִים רַבִּים בְּמַחֲלֵה מֵעֶיךָ עַד יֵצְאוּ מֵעֶיךָ מִן הַחֹלִי יָמִים עַל יָמִים. טזוַיָּעַר יהוה עַל יְהוֹרָם אֵת רוּחַ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּים וְהָעַרְבִים אֲשֶׁר עַל יַד כּוּשִׁים. יזוַיַּעֲלוּ בִיהוּדָה וַיִּבְקָעוּהָ וַיִּשְׁבּוּ אֵת כָּל הָרְכוּשׁ הַנִּמְצָא לְבֵית הַמֶּלֶךְ וְגַם בָּנָיו וְנָשָׁיו; וְלֹא נִשְׁאַר לוֹ בֵּן כִּי אִם יְהוֹאָחָז קְטֹן בָּנָיו. יחוְאַחֲרֵי כָּל זֹאת נְגָפוֹ יהוה בְּמֵעָיו לָחֳלִי לְאֵין מַרְפֵּא. יטוַיְהִי לְיָמִים מִיָּמִים וּכְעֵת צֵאת הַקֵּץ לְיָמִים שְׁנַיִם יָצְאוּ מֵעָיו עִם חָלְיוֹ וַיָּמָת בְּתַחֲלֻאִים רָעִים; וְלֹא עָשׂוּ לוֹ עַמּוֹ שְׂרֵפָה כִּשְׂרֵפַת אֲבֹתָיו. כבֶּן שְׁלֹשִׁים וּשְׁתַּיִם הָיָה בְמָלְכוֹ וּשְׁמוֹנֶה שָׁנִים מָלַךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָם; וַיֵּלֶךְ בְּלֹא חֶמְדָּה וַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּ בְּעִיר דָּוִיד וְלֹא בְּקִבְרוֹת הַמְּלָכִים.
D'var יהוה , The Word of יהוה 