Discovery Box2 Chronicles 21:5-7 
Context21:5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. 1 21:6 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. 2 He did evil in the sight of 3 the Lord. 21:7 But the Lord was unwilling to destroy David’s dynasty 4 because of the promise 5 he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty. 6
1 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
2 tn Heb “he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife.”
3 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
4 tn Heb “house.”
5 tn Or “covenant.”
6 tn Heb “which he made to David, just as he had promised to give him and his sons a lamp all the days.” Here “lamp” is metaphorical, symbolizing the Davidic dynasty.
