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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 | Marriage, Arranged | Marriages, Dynastic | Three Missing Kings in Matthew 1
2 Chronicles 21:12-20
Things got so bad that Elijah, who had been carried away in a whirlwind about seven or eight years before, felt compelled to send a letter to Jehoram.
The fact that Jehoram was not buried with the other kings indicates the regard in which he was held by his subjects. This tragedy began with a foolish marriage arrangement, which had tragic results for Judah, because Jehoram preferred to follow his evil wife rather than his godly father. Jehoram's evil was so pernicious—it just kept growing and growing—that the people refused to bury him with the other kings. He died unregretted and unlamented. No one cried at his death, yet this evil man is on the list of Christ forebears.
John W. Ritenbaugh
Why Three Kings Are Missing From Matthew 1Related Topics: Christ's Forebears | Elijah | Genealogy of Jesus Christ | Jehoram | Jehoram's Pernicious Evil | Jehoram's Sin
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