2 Tawarikh 21:4

21:4 Jehoram took control of his father’s kingdom and became powerful. ¹  Then he killed all his brothers, ²  as well as some of the officials of Israel.

2 Tawarikh 21:12

21:12 Jehoram ³  received this letter from Elijah the prophet: “This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: ‘You ⁴  have not followed in the footsteps ⁵  of your father Jehoshaphat and of ⁶  King Asa of Judah,

[21:4]  ¹ tn Heb “and Jehoram arose over the kingdom of his father and strengthened himself.”

[21:4]  ² tn Heb “and he killed all his brothers with the sword.”

[21:12]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoram) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.

[21:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “Because you…” In the Hebrew text this lengthy sentence is completed in vv. 14-15. Because of its length and complexity (and the tendency of contemporary English to use shorter sentences), the translation has divided it up into several English sentences.

[21:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “walked in the ways.”

[21:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “in the ways of.”