II Chronicles 21:4
“Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Chronicles 21:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Now when Jehoram was risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und als Joram über das Königreich seines Vaters aufgestanden und erstarkt war, da tötete er alle seine Brüder und auch einige Oberste von Israel mit dem Schwerte.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Fué pues elevado Joram al reino de su padre; y luego que se hizo fuerte, mató á cuchillo á todos sus hermanos, y asimismo algunos de los príncipes de Israel.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Foi, pois, elevado Jeorão ao reino de seu pai; e logo que se fez forte, matou à espada a todos seus irmãos, e também alguns dos príncipes de Israel.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Quando Jeorão assumiu o reino de seu pai e se estabeleceu firmemente como rei, matou todos os seus irmãos com a espada e também vários outros líderes de Israel.
📖 II Chronicles 21:4 in Context
2And he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
3And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he was the firstborn.
4Now when Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and slew all his brethren with the sword, and divers also of the princes of Israel.
5Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
6And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, like as did the house of Ahab: for he had the daughter of Ahab to wife: and he wrought that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord.
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