2Ch 21:12 | NETfull | 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 ^{▼▼ 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 ^{▼▼ 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 ^{▼▼ Heb “walked in the ways.”} of your father Jehoshaphat and of ^{▼▼ Heb “in the ways of.”} King Asa of Judah,