2 Chronicles 21:12 
Context| NET © | Jehoram 1 received this letter from Elijah the prophet: “This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: ‘You 2 have not followed in the footsteps 3 of your father Jehoshaphat and of 4 King Asa of Judah, |
| NIV © | Jehoram received a letter from Elijah the prophet, which said: "This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah. |
| NASB © | Then a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet saying, "Thus says the LORD God of your father David, ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father and the ways of Asa king of Judah, |
| NLT © | Then Elijah the prophet wrote Jehoram this letter: "This is what the LORD, the God of your ancestor David, says: You have not followed the good example of your father, Jehoshaphat, or your grandfather King Asa of Judah. |
| MSG © | One day he got a letter from Elijah the prophet. It read, "From GOD, the God of your ancestor David--a message: Because you have not kept to the ways of Jehoshaphat your father and Asa your grandfather, kings of Judah, |
| BBE © | And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, The Lord, the God of your father David, says, Because you have not kept to the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of Asa, king of Judah, |
| NRSV © | A letter came to him from the prophet Elijah, saying: "Thus says the LORD, the God of your father David: Because you have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or in the ways of King Asa of Judah, |
| NKJV © | And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says the LORD God of your father David: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, or in the ways of Asa king of Judah, |
| KJV | |
| NASB © | Then a letter <04385> came <0935> to him from Elijah <0452> the prophet <05030> saying <0559> , "Thus <03541> says <0559> the LORD <03068> God <0430> of your father <01> David <01732> , 'Because <08478> in the ways <01870> of Jehoshaphat <03092> your father <01> and the ways <01870> of Asa <0609> king <04428> of Judah ,<03063> |
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| LXXM | |
| NET © [draft] ITL | Jehoram received <0935> this letter <04385> from <0413> Elijah <0452> the prophet <05030> : “This is what <03541> the Lord <03068> God <0430> of your ancestor <01> David <01732> says <0559> : ‘You have <0834> not <03808> followed <01980> in the footsteps <01870> of your father <01> Jehoshaphat <03092> and of King <04428> Asa <0609> of Judah ,<03063> |
| NET © | Jehoram 1 received this letter from Elijah the prophet: “This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: ‘You 2 have not followed in the footsteps 3 of your father Jehoshaphat and of 4 King Asa of Judah, |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoram) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons. 2 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. 3 tn Heb “walked in the ways.” 4 tn Heb “in the ways of.” |
