2 Chronicles 21:6-8

GOD’S WORD Translation

⁶ He followed the ways of the kings of Israel, as Ahab’s family had done, because his wife was Ahab’s daughter. So he did what the Lord considered evil. ⁷ But the Lord, recalling the promise ^[a] he had made to David, didn’t want to destroy David’s family. The Lord had told David that he would always give him and his descendants a ⌞shining⌟ lamp.

Edom Wins Independence from Judah^(A)

⁸ During Jehoram’s time Edom rebelled against Judah and chose its own king.