2 Chronicles 21:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Chronicles 21:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 21:4 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 21:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Now when Jehoram had risen up over the kingdom of his father, and had strengthened himself, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel.”
2 Chronicles 21:4 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 21:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
2 Chronicles 21:4 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 21:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehoram riseth up over the kingdom of his father, and strengtheneth himself, and slayeth all his brethren with the sword, and also--of the heads of Israel.”
2 Chronicles 21:4 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 21:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehoram established himself over the kingdom of his father, and strengthened himself; and he slew all his brethren with the sword, and [certain] also of the princes of Israel. ”
2 Chronicles 21:4 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 21:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Iehoram rose vp vpon the kingdom of his father, and made himselfe strong, and slew all his brethren with the sworde, and also of the princes of Israel.”
2 Chronicles 21:4 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 21:4 in Context — 2 Chronicles 21
2 And 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.
3 And 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.
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.
5 Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
6 And 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.
What Does 2 Chronicles 21:4 Mean?
2 Chronicles 21:4 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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