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2 Chronicles 21:12

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21:12Jehoram22 received this letter from Elijah the prophet: “This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: ‘You23 have not followed in the footsteps24 of your father Jehoshaphat and of25 King Asa of Judah,

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Footnotes

  1. 22 Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoram) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.
  2. 23 Heb “Because you …” In the Hebrew text this lengthy sentence is completed in vv. 14–15. Because of its length and complexity (and the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences), the translation has divided it up into several English sentences.
  3. 24 Heb “walked in the ways.”
  4. 25 Heb “in the ways of.”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet, which said:

“This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not followed the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then a letter came to Jehoram from the prophet Elijah, saying:

This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David says: “Because you have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or in the ways of King Asa of Judah

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Elijah the prophet wrote Jehoram this letter:

“This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: You have not followed the good example of your father, Jehoshaphat, or your grandfather King Asa of Judah.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And a letter from Elijah the prophet came to him, saying, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father: ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father or in the ways of Asa, the king of Judah,

KJV 1900King 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,