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he had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah <i>thereto</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit harlotry, and led Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Furthermore, he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to be unfaithful, and led Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moreover, he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot and led Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Moreover, he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot and led Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Moreover, he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot and drove Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, he made [idolatrous] high places in the hill country of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to be unfaithful [to God], and he led Judah astray [compelling the people’s cooperation].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jehoram also built high places in the hills of Judah, and he caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, and he led Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jehoram also built high places in the hills of Judah, and he caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, and he led Judah astray. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot, and led Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Jehoram even built local shrines in the hills of Judah and let the people sin against the LORD by worshiping foreign gods. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, and led Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Jehoram made illegal places of worship in the hills of Judah. This caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to chase after foreign gods as if they were prostitutes. So he led Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He even built pagan places of worship in the Judean highlands and led the people of Judah and Jerusalem to sin against the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In addition to all of this, he built high places in the mountains of Judah, led the inhabitants of Jerusalem into cultic sexual immorality, and made Judah go astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He also built high places on the hills of Judah; he encouraged the residents of Jerusalem to be unfaithful to the LORD and led Judah away from the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the prostitute, and led Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Moreover, he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah to do the same.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Jehoram had also built high places on the hills of Judah; he had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves and had led Judah astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem play the prostitute, and led Judah astray. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />also, he has made high places on the mountains of Judah, and causes the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit whoredom, and compels Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> also, he hath made high places in the mountains of Judah, and causeth the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit whoredom, and compelleth Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also he made heights in the mountains of Judah, and he will cause those inhabiting Jerusalem to commit fornication, and he will seduce Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Moreover he built also high places in the cities of Juda, and he made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and Juda to transgress. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Moreover, he also constructed high places in the cities of Judah. And he caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, and Judah to prevaricate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He also set up high places in the mountains of Judah, prostituting the inhabitants of Jerusalem, leading Judah astray. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover he made high places in the hill country of Judah, and led the inhabitants of Jerusalem into unfaithfulness, and made Judah go astray.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Moreover he made shrines on high places in the mountains of Judah and caused the Nazarites of Jerusalem to drink wine and scattered the house of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also he made sacrifices in the mountains of Yehuda, and he gave wine to the Nazirites of Jerusalem to drink, and he scattered those of the house of Yehuda.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go astray, and drew Judah away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For he built high places in the cities of Juda, and caused the dwellers in Jerusalem to go a-whoring, and led Juda astray.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=5159" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/21.htm">Edom and Libnah Revolt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>So to this day Edom has been in rebellion against the hand of Judah. Likewise, Libnah rebelled against his rule at the same time, because Jehoram had forsaken the LORD, the God of his fathers. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">Jehoram</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">had also</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ā·śāh- (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">built</a> <a href="/hebrew/1116.htm" title="1116: ḇā·mō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A high place. From an unused root; an elevation.">high places</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: bə·hā·rê (Prep-b:: N-mpc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">on the hills</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">he had caused the people</a> <a href="/hebrew/3389.htm" title="3389: yə·rū·šā·lim (N-proper-fs) -- Probably foundation of peace, capital city of all Isr. ">of Jerusalem</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: way·ye·zen (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">to prostitute themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">and had led Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/5080.htm" title="5080: way·yad·daḥ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To impel, thrust, banish. A primitive root; to push off; used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">astray.</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/16-31.htm">1 Kings 16:31-33</a></span><br />And as if it were not enough for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, he even married Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and he then proceeded to serve and worship Baal. / First, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria. / Then he set up an Asherah pole. Thus Ahab did more to provoke the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger than all the kings of Israel before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-25.htm">1 Kings 21:25-26</a></span><br />(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel. / He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-18.htm">2 Kings 8:18</a></span><br />And Jehoram walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For he married a daughter of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/8-27.htm">2 Kings 8:27</a></span><br />And Ahaziah walked in the ways of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the LORD like the house of Ahab, for he was a son-in-law of the house of Ahab.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-3.htm">2 Kings 21:3-7</a></span><br />For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he raised up altars for Baal. He made an Asherah pole, as King Ahab of Israel had done, and he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-5.htm">2 Kings 23:5</a></span><br />Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/22-3.htm">2 Chronicles 22:3-4</a></span><br />Ahaziah also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor in wickedness. / And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as the house of Ahab had done, for to his destruction they were his counselors after the death of his father.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-2.htm">2 Chronicles 28:2-4</a></span><br />Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even made cast images of the Baals. / Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites. / And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-3.htm">2 Chronicles 33:3-7</a></span><br />For he rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had torn down, and he raised up altars for the Baals and made Asherah poles. And he worshiped and served all the host of heaven. / Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-25.htm">2 Chronicles 34:25</a></span><br />because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be poured out upon this place and will not be quenched.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-4.htm">Jeremiah 19:4-5</a></span><br />because they have abandoned Me and made this a foreign place. They have burned incense in this place to other gods that neither they nor their fathers nor the kings of Judah have ever known. They have filled this place with the blood of the innocent. / They have built high places to Baal on which to burn their children in the fire as offerings to Baal—something I never commanded or mentioned, nor did it even enter My mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-25.htm">Ezekiel 16:25-26</a></span><br />At the head of every street you built your lofty shrines and degraded your beauty. With increasing promiscuity, you spread your legs to all who passed by. / You prostituted yourself with your lustful neighbors, the Egyptians, and increased your promiscuity to provoke Me to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-13.htm">Hosea 4:13-14</a></span><br />They sacrifice on the mountaintops and burn offerings on the hills, under oak, poplar, and terebinth, because their shade is pleasant. And so your daughters turn to prostitution and your daughters-in-law to adultery. / I will not punish your daughters when they prostitute themselves, nor your daughters-in-law when they commit adultery. For the men themselves go off with prostitutes and offer sacrifices with shrine prostitutes. So a people without understanding will come to ruin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-20.htm">Revelation 2:20-22</a></span><br />But I have this against you: You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophetess. By her teaching she misleads My servants to be sexually immoral and to eat food sacrificed to idols. / Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-1.htm">Revelation 17:1-2</a></span><br />Then one of the seven angels with the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits on many waters. / The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and those who dwell on the earth were intoxicated with the wine of her immorality.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto.</p><p class="hdg">Moreover</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Deuteronomy 12:2-4</a></b></br> Ye shall utterly destroy all the places, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, upon the high mountains, and upon the hills, and under every green tree: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/11-7.htm">1 Kings 11:7</a></b></br> Then did Solomon build an high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, in the hill that <i>is</i> before Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the children of Ammon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Psalm 78:58</a></b></br> For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.</p><p class="hdg">caused</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-9.htm">1 Kings 14:9,16</a></b></br> But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/21-11.htm">2 Kings 21:11</a></b></br> Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, <i>and</i> hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which <i>were</i> before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/2-15.htm">Habakkuk 2:15</a></b></br> Woe unto him that giveth his neighbour drink, that puttest thy bottle to <i>him</i>, and makest <i>him</i> drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness!</p><p class="hdg">fornication</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm">2 Chronicles 21:13</a></b></br> But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father's house, <i>which were</i> better than thyself:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/17-7.htm">Leviticus 17:7</a></b></br> And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/20-5.htm">Leviticus 20:5</a></b></br> Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.</p><p class="hdg">compelled</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-9.htm">2 Chronicles 33:9</a></b></br> So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, <i>and</i> to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/daniel/3-5.htm">Daniel 3:5,6,15</a></b></br> <i>That</i> at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/13-15.htm">Revelation 13:15-17</a></b></br> And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/5-25.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-36.htm">Built</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-11.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-16.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-21.htm">Commit</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-23.htm">Compelled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-4.htm">Country</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-33.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-26.htm">False.</a> <a href="/numbers/25-1.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-25.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-33.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-4.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-16.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-23.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a 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href="/2_chronicles/26-16.htm">False.</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-17.htm">Fornication</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-14.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-20.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-4.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm">Inhabitants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm">Jerusalem</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-12.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-13.htm">Led</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-10.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-4.htm">Places</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm">Play</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm">Prostitute</a> <a href="/ezra/7-10.htm">Teaching</a> <a href="/psalms/119-9.htm">Thereto</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-2.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-19.htm">Unfaithfulness</a> <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Whoredom</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-1.htm">Jehoram, succeeding Jehoshaphat, slays his brothers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-5.htm">His wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-8.htm">Edom and Libnah revolt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-12.htm">The prophecy of Elijah against him in writing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">Philistines and Arabians oppress him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">His incurable disease, infamous death, and burial</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script 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</td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Jehoram had also built high places on the hills of Judah;</b><br>Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat, became king of Judah and followed the idolatrous practices of the northern kingdom of Israel. High places were elevated sites often used for worship, typically of pagan gods. These sites were contrary to the worship of Yahweh, which was centralized in the temple in Jerusalem. The building of high places signified a departure from exclusive worship of the God of Israel and a return to Canaanite religious practices. This act of building high places was a direct violation of God's commandments, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/12-2.htm">Deuteronomy 12:2-4</a>, where the Israelites were instructed to destroy such places. The hills of Judah, being prominent and visible, were strategic locations for these high places, making the idolatrous practices more accessible and widespread.<p><b>he had caused the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves</b><br>The term "prostitute themselves" is often used metaphorically in the Bible to describe spiritual unfaithfulness or idolatry. In this context, it indicates that Jehoram led the people into spiritual adultery by encouraging the worship of foreign gods. This language echoes the prophetic imagery found in books like Hosea, where Israel's idolatry is likened to marital unfaithfulness. The people of Jerusalem, the city chosen by God for His temple, were led into practices that were abominable in the sight of God, reflecting a deep spiritual decline. This spiritual prostitution was not just a personal sin of Jehoram but had communal implications, affecting the entire population.<p><b>and had led Judah astray.</b><br>Jehoram's leadership had a profound impact on the spiritual direction of the nation. By leading Judah astray, he not only influenced the religious practices but also the moral and ethical standards of the people. This phrase highlights the responsibility of leaders to guide their people in righteousness. The consequences of leading Judah astray were severe, as seen in the subsequent judgment that came upon the nation. This act of leading astray is reminiscent of the warnings given in <a href="/deuteronomy/13.htm">Deuteronomy 13:1-5</a> about false prophets and leaders who entice the people to follow other gods. Jehoram's actions set a precedent for future kings and contributed to the eventual downfall of Judah, as the nation continued to struggle with idolatry and rebellion against God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoram.htm">Jehoram</a></b><br>The king of Judah, son of Jehoshaphat, who led the nation into idolatry and away from the worship of Yahweh.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/high_places.htm">High Places</a></b><br>Elevated sites often used for idol worship, contrary to the worship of Yahweh, which was to be centralized in the temple in Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, over which Jehoram reigned.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, where the temple of Yahweh was located, yet Jehoram led its people into idolatry.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/idolatry.htm">Idolatry</a></b><br>The worship of idols or false gods, which was a direct violation of the first commandment and a recurring issue for the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_leadership.htm">The Consequences of Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders have a profound impact on the spiritual direction of their people. Jehoram's actions led Judah into sin, reminding us of the responsibility leaders have to guide others toward righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry is not just the worship of physical idols but can be anything that takes the place of God in our lives. We must be vigilant in identifying and removing these idols.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_to_god's_commands.htm">Faithfulness to God's Commands</a></b><br>God's instructions are clear regarding worship and obedience. We must strive to follow His commands and avoid the pitfalls of cultural or societal pressures that lead us astray.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_heritage.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Heritage</a></b><br>Jehoram's departure from his father Jehoshaphat's faithful example shows the importance of maintaining and building upon a godly heritage rather than squandering it.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While Jehoram's account is one of failure, it serves as a reminder of the need for repentance and the possibility of restoration when we turn back to God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_align_jehoram's_reign_timeline.htm">How do we reconcile the timeline of Jehoram's reign in 2 Chronicles 21 with other biblical records regarding the succession of Judah's kings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_give_jehoram_a_fatal_disease.htm">Why does this passage depict God inflicting a fatal bowel disease on Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:18–19) instead of using more merciful methods? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_jeremiah's_70-year_prophecy.htm">How can Jeremiah's seventy-year prophecy in 2 Chronicles 36:21 be reconciled with varying historical sources about the length of the exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_claim_levite_migration_to_judah.htm">Why does 2 Chronicles 11:13-17 claim a Levite migration to Judah when there is minimal historical or archaeological support for such a major priestly exodus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Moreover he made.</span>--There is a stress on the pronoun, "<span class= "ital">he</span> made," in contrast with Asa and Jehoshaphat, his worthier predecessors (<a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm" title="And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.">2Chronicles 17:6</a>). Or <span class= "ital">he himself,</span> and not the people. LXX., <span class= "greekheb">??? ??? ????? ????????</span><span class= "ital">.</span> From this point to the end of the reign the narrative is peculiar to the chronicler.<p><span class= "bld">High places.</span>--For the worship of the foreign gods, as well as of the God of Israel.<p><span class= "bld">Mountains.</span>--Many Heb. MSS., LXX., and Vulg., "cities" (a similar word); Syriac, "Moreover <span class= "ital">he</span> made high places in the mountain of Judah, and caused the Nazarites of Jerusalem to drink wine, and scattered those who were of the house of Judah."<p><span class= "bld">And caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication</span>--<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> the spiritual fornication of unfaithfulness to Jehovah, the only lawful spouse of Israel. (Comp. <a href="/hosea/2-5.htm" title="For their mother has played the harlot: she that conceived them has done shamefully: for she said, I will go after my lovers, that give me my bread and my water, my wool and my flax, my oil and my drink.">Hosea 2:5</a>; <a href="/hosea/2-8.htm" title="For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.">Hosea 2:8</a>; <a href="/hosea/2-13.htm" title="And I will visit on her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her earrings and her jewels, and she went after her lovers, and forgot me, said the LORD.">Hosea 2:13</a>; <a href="/context/hosea/2-16.htm" title="And it shall be at that day, said the LORD, that you shall call me Ishi; and shall call me no more Baali.">Hosea 2:16-17</a>; <a href="/hosea/2-19.htm" title="And I will betroth you to me for ever; yes, I will betroth you to me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in loving kindness, and in mercies.">Hosea 2:19</a> :<a href="/1_chronicles/5-25.htm" title="And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.">1Chronicles 5:25</a>.) . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Jehoram</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֥וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had also</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּם־</span> <span class="translit">(gam-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">built</span><br /><span class="heb">עָשָֽׂה־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·śāh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">high places</span><br /><span class="heb">בָמ֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·mō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1116.htm">Strong's 1116: </a> </span><span class="str2">An elevation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">on the hills</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּהָרֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·hā·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah;</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he had caused the people</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹשְׁבֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Jerusalem</span><br /><span class="heb">יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(yə·rū·šā·lim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3389.htm">Strong's 3389: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to prostitute themselves</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֶּ֙זֶן֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·ye·zen)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commit adultery, to commit idolatry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and had led Judah</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">astray.</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּדַּ֖ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yad·daḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5080.htm">Strong's 5080: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impel, thrust, banish</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">2 Chronicles 21:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">2 Chronicles 21:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">2 Chronicles 21:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">2 Chronicles 21:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">2 Chronicles 21:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">2 Chronicles 21:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">2 Chronicles 21:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">2 Chronicles 21:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">2 Chronicles 21:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">2 Chronicles 21:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/21-11.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 21:11 Moreover he made high places (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 21:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 21:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 21:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 21:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>