1Now Y’hoshafat [Yehovah has judged] slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David [beloved]. And Y’horam [Yehovah is exalted] his son reigned in his stead. 2And he had brethren the sons of Y’hoshafat [Yehovah has judged], ‘Azaryah [Yehovah has helped], and Jehiel, and Z’kharyah [Yehovah remembers], and ‘Azaryah [Yehovah has helped], and Mikha’el [Who is Like God?], and Sh’fatyah [Yehovah has judged]: all these [were] the sons of Y’hoshafat [Yehovah has judged] king of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God]. 3And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised]: but the kingdom gave he to Y’horam [Yehovah is exalted]; because he [was] the firstborn.

4Now when Y’horam [Yehovah is exalted] was risen up to the kingdom of his father, he strengthened himself, and killed all his brethren with the sword, and [diverse] also of the princes of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God]. 5Y’horam [Yehovah is exalted] [was] thirty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eight years in Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace]. 6And he walked in the way of the kings of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], like as did the house of Ach’av [father’s brother]: for he had the daughter of Ach’av [father’s brother] to wife: and he wrought [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate). 7However the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) would not destroy the house of David [beloved], because of the covenant that he had made with David [beloved], and as he promised to give a light to him and to his sons forever.

8In his days the Edomi [red] revolted from under the dominion of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised], and made themselves a king. 9Then Y’horam [Yehovah is exalted] went forth with his princes, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck the Edomi [red] which compassed him in, and the captains of the chariots. 10So the Edomi [red] revolted from under the hand of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised] unto this day. The same time [also] did Livnah [Pavement] revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) God-Elohim (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] of his fathers. 11Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised], and caused the inhabitants of Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] to commit fornication, and compelled Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised] [thereto].

12And there came a writing to him from Eliyahu [my God is Yehovah] the prophet, saying, Thus says the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) God-Elohim (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] of David [beloved] youⁱ father, Because youⁱ have not walked in the ways of Y’hoshafat [Yehovah has judged] youⁱ father, nor in the ways of Asa [healer; injurious?] king of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised], 13But have walked in the way of the kings of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], and have made Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised] and the inhabitants of Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] to go a whoring, like to the cult prostitution of the house of Ach’av [father’s brother], and also have slain youⁱ brethren of youⁱ father's house, [which were] better than yourself: 14Behold, with a great plague will the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) strike youⁱ people, and youⁱ children, and youⁱ wives, and all youⁱ goods: 15And youⁱ [shall have] great sickness by disease of youⁱ bowels (inward parts; affections), until youⁱ bowels (inward parts; affections) fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.

16Moreover the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) stirred up against Y’horam [Yehovah is exalted] the spirit of the P’lishtim [Immigrants], and of the Arabians, that [were] near the Cushi [Ethiopians]: 17And they came up into Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised], and broke into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Y’ho’achaz [Yehovah has seized], the youngest of his sons.

18And after all this the LORD-Yehovah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) struck him in his bowels (inward parts; affections) with an incurable disease. 19And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels (inward parts; affections) fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers. 20Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] eight years, and departed without being desired. However they buried him in the city of David [beloved], but not in the sepulchres of the kings.