1 Jehoshaphat died and was buried in the city of David. His son Jehoram became king. ⚰️ 2 Jehoram had many brothers. They were sons of Jehoshaphat. 3 Their dad gave the brothers many gifts and towns. He made Jehoram king, because he was first son. ️ 4 Jehoram became strong as king. He killed his brothers and some leaders. ⚔️ 5 Jehoram was 32 years old when he became king. He was king for 8 years in Jerusalem. 3️⃣2️⃣➡️8️⃣️ 6 He did bad like the kings of Israel. His wife was Ahab’s daughter. He did what God said was bad. 7 But God kept His promise to David. God let David’s family stay as kings. 8 In Jehoram’s time, Edom said, “No!” and made their own king. 9 Jehoram went to fight with his soldiers. At night he broke out and ran away. ⚔️♂️ 10 Edom kept saying, “No,” and Libnah said, “No,” too. This was because Jehoram left God. ⛰️ 11 Jehoram built bad altars on hills. He told the people to bow to fake gods. ⛰️ 12 A letter came to Jehoram from Elijah. It was a word from God to the king. ⚠️ 13 The letter said: You did bad like Ahab. You led the people to sin. You killed your brothers who were better than you. ❌♂️♂️⚔️ 14 The letter said: Trouble will come to your people, your family, and your things. 15 The letter said: You will have a very bad tummy sickness for many days. 16 God let the Philistines and the Arabs come to fight Jehoram. ️⚔️ 17 They took the king’s things, his wives, and his sons. Only the youngest son, Jehoahaz, was left. ➡️☠️ 18 After this, God made Jehoram very sick in his tummy. 19 After two years, he died in much pain. The people did not make a big fire for him like before. 2️⃣️⚰️ 20 He was 32 when he began. He was king 8 years. No one was sad when he died. He was buried in the city, but not with the kings. 3️⃣2️⃣➡️8️⃣⚰️