A reading from the book of Second Chronicles.

Jahashafat slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David,

and Jehoram his son reigned in his place.

He had brothers, the sons of Jehashaphat, Azariah, Jehahel, Zechariah, Azariah, Asariah, Mikhail, and Sheffataya.

All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

Their father gave them great gifts of silver, gold, and valuable possessions, together with

fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram because he was the firstborn.

When Jehoram had ascended the throne of his father and was established, he killed all his brothers

with the sword, and also some of the princes of Israel. Jehoram was 32 years old when he became king, and he reigned

eight years in Jerusalem, and he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of

Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife, and he did what was evil in the sight of the Lord.

Yet the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David because of the covenant that

he had made with David, and since he had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons

forever.

In his days, Edom revolted from the rule of Judah and set up a king of their own.

Then Jehoram passed over with his commanders and all his chariots, and he rose by night and struck the

Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders. So Edom revolted from the rule of Judah to this day. At that time,

Libna also revolted from his rule, because he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers.

Moreover, he made high places in the hill country of Judah and led the inhabitants of Jerusalem

into Hordom, and made Judah go astray.

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

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