2Ch 21:12 | NET2full | STEP | Jehoram received this letter from Elijah the prophet : “ This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says : ‘You have not followed in the footsteps of your father Jehoshaphat and of King Asa of Judah ,

‏ 2 Chronicles 21:12

12 Jehoram ^{▼▼tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jehoram) has been specified in the translation for clarity and for stylistic reasons.} received this letter from Elijah the prophet: “This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: ‘You ^{▼▼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.} have not followed in the footsteps ^{▼▼tn Heb “walked in the ways.”} of your father Jehoshaphat and of ^{▼▼tn Heb “in the ways of.”} King Asa of Judah,