2 Chronicles 21 · Verse 2

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.
2 Chronicles 21:2, King James Version

2 Chronicles 21:2 in other translations

BSBJehoram’s brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat, were Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; these were all sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
WEBHe had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTAnd he hath brethren, sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah; all these are sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel,
DARBYAnd he had brethren, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah: all these were sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
BBEAnd he had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel.
WebsterAnd he had brethren the sons of Jehoshaphat, Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, Shephatiah: all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.

What does 2 Chronicles 21:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 21:1-4

2Ch 21:1-4. Jehoram Succeeds Jehoshaphat. 1-4. Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers ... Jehoram ... reigned--The late king left seven sons; two of them are in our version named Azariah; but in the Hebrew they appear considerably different, the one being spelt "Azariah," and the other "Azariahu." Though Jehoshaphat had made his family arrangements with prudent precaution, and while he divided the functions of royalty…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 And he had brethren - the sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel. - Jehoshaphat certainly was not king of Israel, but king of Judah. ישראל Yisrael must be a corruption in the text, for יהודה Yehudah; which is the reading of the Syriac, Arabic, Septuagint, and Vulgate: the Chaldee, only agrees with the Hebrew text. And the reading of the versions is supported by thirty-eight of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. The word Judah should therefore be restored to the text.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 21:1-11

Jehoram hated his brethren, and slew them, for the same reason that Cain hated Abel, and slew him, because their piety condemned his impiety. In the mystery of Providence such men sometimes prosper for a time; but the Lord has righteous purposes in permitting such events, part of which may now be made out, and the rest will be seen hereafter.

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2 Chronicles 21:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְלֽוֹ\־ve.lov-and [belonged] to him
אַחִ֞ים'a.ChimbrothersH251
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] sons ofH1121
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092
עֲזַרְיָ֤ה'a.zar.YahAzariahH5838
וִֽיחִיאֵל֙vi.chi.'Eland JehielH3171
וּזְכַרְיָ֣הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huand ZechariahH2148
וַעֲזַרְיָ֔הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huand AzariahuH5838
וּמִיכָאֵ֖לu.mi.kha.'Eland MichaelH4317
וּשְׁפַטְיָ֑הוּu.she.fat.Ya.huand ShephatiahH8203
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[were] [the] sons ofH1121
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092
מֶ֥לֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 21:2

  • 2 Chronicles 23:2

    And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 24:5

    And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:6

    Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The Lord is righteous.

  • 2 Chronicles 35:18

    And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:27

    And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:23

    For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 33:18

    Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 28:19

    For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 24:16

    And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Israel.Jehoshaphat was certainly not king of Israel, but of Judah: {Yisraël} must therefore be a mistake for {Yehoodah;} which is the reading of thirty-eight of Dr. Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., and of the Syriac, Arabic, Septuagint, and Vulgate.
4; 12:6; 23:2; 24:5,16; 28:19,23,27; 33:18; 35:18

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 21:1

    Now Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 21:3

    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.

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2 Chronicles 21:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Este tuvo hermanos, hijos de Josaphat, á Azarías, Jehiel, Zachârías, Azarías, Michâel, y Sephatías. Todos estos fueron hijos de Josaphat rey de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il avait des frères, fils de Josaphat: Azaria, et Jekhiel, et Zacharie, et Azaria, et Micaël, et Shephatia; tous ceux-là étaient fils de Josaphat, roi d’Israël.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er hatte Brüder, Söhne Josaphats: Asarja und Jechiel und Sekarja und Asarja und Michael und Schephatja; alle diese waren Söhne Josaphats, des Königs von Israel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Qui habuit fratres filios Josaphat, Azariam, et Jahiel, et Zachariam, et Azariam, et Michaël, et Saphatiam: omnes hi filii Josaphat regis Juda.