What the Bible says about Marriages, Dynastic
(From Forerunner Commentary)

2 Chronicles 21:1-4 What a horrible way to begin his reign! He slays his brothers to ensure that they do not usurp his throne. If we give him the benefit of the doubt, it is entirely possible that, from a carnal standpoint, he had good reason to rid himself of them. Perhaps his brothers showed signs of plotting a coup d'état out of envy (though God says in verse 13 that they were better men than Jehoram). Maybe they thought Jehoshaphat should have given them the throne since they were better men. In any case, Jehoram held power, and he beat them to the punch, putting them to death before they assassinated him. The background for this event reaches back to II Chronicles 18:1, where it innocently reads, “Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and by marriage he allied himself with Ahab.” Ahab, whose wife was the infamous Jezebel, was possibly the most wicked king who ever ruled over Israel. Jehoshaphat and Ahab cemented their relationship by arranging a marriage between Jehoshaphat's son, Jehoram, and Ahab and Jezebel's daughter, Athaliah. Such arranged dynastic marriages were quite common in those days. So, the two houses becamee allies through marriage. John W. Ritenbaugh Three Missing Kings (Part One) Related Topics: Ahab | Ahab and Jezebel | Athaliah | Jehoram | Jehoram's Pernicious Evil | Jehoshaphat | Marriages, Dynastic | Three Missing Kings in Matthew 1

2 Chronicles 21:18-20 The language here indicates the low regard in which his subjects held him. His regrettable story had its beginnings in a foolish, arranged marriage and ended with tragic results for Judah. Jehoram preferred to follow the ways of his evil wife and her equally wicked parents rather than his godly father. Jehoram's evil was so pernicious that it just kept growing and consuming more victims. The people refused to honor him with burial among the other kings of Judah. He died unlamented and unmissed, yet this evil man is on the list of Christ's forebears. John W. Ritenbaugh Three Missing Kings (Part One) Related Topics: Jehoram | Jehoram's Pernicious Evil | Jehoram's Sin | Marriages, Dynastic | Three Missing Kings in Matthew 1

 

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