2 Tawarikh 21:5-7

21:5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. ¹  21:6 He followed in the footsteps of the kings of Israel, just as Ahab’s dynasty had done, for he married Ahab’s daughter. ²  He did evil in the sight of ³  the Lord. 21:7 But the Lord was unwilling to destroy David’s dynasty ⁴  because of the promise ⁵  he had made to give David a perpetual dynasty. ⁶ 

[21:5]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[21:6]  ² tn Heb “he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab did, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife.”

[21:6]  ³ tn Heb “in the eyes of.”

[21:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “house.”

[21:7]  ⁵ tn Or “covenant.”

[21:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “which he made to David, just as he had promised to give him and his sons a lamp all the days.” Here “lamp” is metaphorical, symbolizing the Davidic dynasty.