2 Chronicles 21:4-6

New English Translation

⁴ Jehoram took control of his father’s kingdom and became powerful.^[a] Then he killed all his brothers,^[b] as well as some of the officials of Israel. ⁵ Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. ⁶ He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter.^[c] He did evil in the sight of^[d] the Lord.