1 Jehoshaphat died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City and his son Jehoram succeeded him as king.
King Jehoram of Judah
(2 Kings 8.17-24)2 Jehoram son of King Jehoshaphat of Judah had six brothers: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah. 3 Their father gave them large amounts of gold, silver, and other valuable possessions, and placed each one in charge of one of the fortified cities of Judah. But because Jehoram was the oldest, Jehoshaphat made him his successor. 4 When Jehoram was in firm control of the kingdom, he had all his brothers killed, and also some Israelite officials.
5 Jehoram became king at the age of thirty-two, and he ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. 6 He followed the wicked example of King Ahab and the other kings of Israel, because he had married one of Ahab's daughters. He sinned against the Lord, 7 but the Lord was not willing to destroy the dynasty of David, because he had made a covenant with David and promised that his descendants would always continue to rule.
8 During Jehoram's reign Edom revolted against Judah and became an independent kingdom. 9 So Jehoram and his officers set out with chariots and invaded Edom. There the Edomite army surrounded them, but during the night they managed to break out and escape. 10 Edom has been independent of Judah ever since. During this same period the city of Libnah also revolted, because Jehoram had abandoned the Lord, the God of his ancestors. 11 He even built pagan places of worship in the Judean highlands and led the people of Judah and Jerusalem to sin against the Lord.
12 The prophet Elijah sent Jehoram a letter, which read as follows: “The Lord, the God of your ancestor David, condemns you, because you did not follow the example of your father, King Jehoshaphat, or that of your grandfather, King Asa. 13 Instead, you have followed the example of the kings of Israel and have led the people of Judah and Jerusalem into being unfaithful to God, just as Ahab and his successors led Israel into unfaithfulness. You even murdered your brothers, who were better men than you are. 14 As a result, the Lord will severely punish your people, your children, and your wives, and will destroy your possessions. 15 You yourself will suffer a painful intestinal disease that will grow worse day by day.”
16 Some Philistines and Arabs lived near where some Ethiopians had settled along the coast. The Lord caused them to go to war against Jehoram. 17 They invaded Judah, looted the royal palace, and carried off as prisoners all the king's wives and sons except Ahaziah, his youngest son.
18 Then after all this, the Lord brought on the king a painful disease of the intestines. 19 For almost two years it grew steadily worse until finally the king died in agony. His subjects did not light a bonfire in mourning for him as had been done for his ancestors.
20 Jehoram had become king at the age of thirty-two and had ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. Nobody was sorry when he died. They buried him in David's City, but not in the royal tombs.
1 Josafati ge ǁō tsî ǁîb îgu di ǀhobas ǃnâ, Davidi ǃĀs ǃnâ ge ǁkhōhe, tsîb ge ǁîb ôab Joramma ǁîb khaoǃgâ ge gao-ao kai.
Jorammi ge ra Judab di gao-ao kai
(2 Gao-aogu 8:17-24)2 Judab gao-aob Josafati ôab Jorammi ge ǃnani ǃgâsaga ge ūhâ i, Asariab, Jeieli, Saxariab, Asariab, Mixaeli tsî Sefatjab tsîga. 3 ǁÎgu di îb ge ǁîga ǂgui ǃhuniǀurib, ǀhaiǀurib tsî ǀnî ǃgomǀgausa xūn tsîna mā tsî mâb hoaba Judab di omǂnamisa ǃādi di ǀguis ǃnâ ǂgaeǂgui-aose ge mâi. Xaweb ge Jorammi ge ǂguro ǀgôa i xui-ao, ǁîba gao-aosisa ge mā. 4 Jorammi ge gaosis âb ge ǀgaio, ǁîb di ǃgâsagu hoagu tsî ǀnî ǂamkhoegu Israeli digu tsîga ge ǃgam kai.
5 Jorammi ge ǃnonadisiǀgamǀa kurixab a hîa ge gao-ao kai, tsîb ge ǁkhaisa kuriga Jerusalems ǃnâ ge ǂgaeǂgui. 6 ǁÎb ge gao-aob Axab tsî nau gao-aogu Israeli digu di aiǁgausa gere sao, Axab ôadi di ǀguis ǀkhab ge ǃgame xui-ao. ǁÎb ge ǃKhūb mûǁae ǂhanu tamana gere dī, 7 xaweb ge ǃKhūba Davidi di gaosisa ge hîǀhuru ǂgao tama hâ i, Davidi ǀkhab ge ǃgaeǀhaosa dī tsî ǁîba mîmâiba xui-ao, ǁîb di ôananôagub ǀamos kōse nî ǂgaeǂgui ǃkhaisa.
8 Jorammi ǂgaeǂguis ǁaeb ǃnâb ge Edomma Judab ǃoagu khâikhâisen tsî ǁîba xu ge khôaǁnâ. 9 O gu ge Jorammi tsî ǁîb ǂamkhoegu tsîga hoaraga torokunidi ǀkha ǃgûǂoa tsî Edomma ge ǁnāǂam. ǁNāpa gu ge Edomǁîn di toroǃkhamaoga ǁîga ǃnamiǂgā, xawe gu ge tsuxuba Edomǁîgu ǃnâ-u ǃkharu tsî ge ûiǂoa. 10 Edommi ge ǁnā ǁaeba xu Judaba xu ge ǃnora. ǁNā ǁaeb ǃnâs ge Libnas tsîna ǁîb ǃoagu ge khâikhâisen, Jorammi ge ǃKhūb ǁîb aboxagu di Eloba ǃoabaǀû xui-ao. 11 ǁÎb ge ǁkhāti ǀūben di ǀgoreǀîǃkhaide Judab ǃhomgu ǃnâ ge ǂnubi, tsîb ge Judab tsî Jerusalems tsîra khoena ǃKhūb ǃoagun nî ǁorese ge ǂgaeǂhapu.
12 Ob ge kēbo-aob Eliaba Joramma nēti a xoasa sîǂkhanisa ge sîba: “ǃKhūb, sa îb Davidi di Elob ge go ǀgoraǃgâ tsi, sa îb gao-aob Josafati, tamas ka io sa ǁnaob, Judab gao-aob Asab di aiǁgausats ge sao tama i xui-ao. 13 Tsîts ge Israeli gao-aogu di aiǁgausa sao tsî Judab tsî Jerusalems tsîra khoena go ǂgaeǂhapu, Eloban ǂgomǂgomsase hâba tidese, Axab tsî ǁîb di saoǃgonaogu ge Israela ǂgaeǂhapu khami. ǁKhātits ge satsa sa ǃgâsagu, sats xa ge ama-ai igu tsîna ge ǃgam. 14 ǁNā-amagab ge ǃKhūba sa ǁaes, sa ôan tsî sa taradi tsîna ǁkhōse nî ǁkhara tsî sa xūna nî hîkākā. 15 Sats ge kaise ǃgom ǀaesenna ǃnāb âts ǃnâ nî ūhâ, tsēsa xu tsēs ǁga ǃaruǀîǀgui nî ǀgaiba.”
16 Filisteǁîn tsî Arabiaǁîn, Etiopiaǁîn ǀgūse ge ǁan hâ inab ge ǃKhūba, Jorammi ǃoagun nî torodīse ge khâikhâiǃnâ. 17 ǁÎn ge Judaba ǁnāǂam, gao-omma ǃnariǂuiǃnâ tsî gao-aob ôagu tsî taradi tsîna ǃkhōsabese ge ǃgû-ū. Joahasi, hîa ge ǀgôagu hoagu xa ǂkham ib, ǀguiban ge ge ǁnāxū.
18 ǁNās khaoǃgâb ge ǃKhūba, Joramma ǂuruheǁoasa ǀaeba ǃnāb âb ǃnâ ge mā. 19 ǀGam kurikha ǁaeb ǃnâb ge nē ǀaeba ǁnātikōse ge ǀgai tsîb ge gao-aoba ǀams ai kai tsûb ǃnâ ge ǁō. ǁÎb di ǁaes ge ǃoab ǀae-e khauba bi tama ge i, ǁîb di aboxagu gere dībahe khami.
20 Jorammi ge ǃnonadisiǀgamǀa kurixab a hîa ge gao-ao kai, tsîb ge ǁkhaisa kuriga Jerusalems ǃnâ ge ǂgaeǂgui. Khoe-i xare-i ge ǁîb di ǁōb xa ge ǃoa tama hâ i. ǁÎb ge Davidi ǃĀs ǃnâ ge ǁkhōhe, xawe gao-aogu ǀhobadi ǃnâs ose.
