2Ch 21:1,4, And Jehoshaphat rested with his fathers, … Then Jehoram his son reigned in his place…. Now when Jehoram was established over the kingdom of his father, HE STRENGTHENED HIMSELF AND KILLED ALL HIS BROTHERS WITH THE SWORD, AND ALSO OTHERS OF THE PRINCES OF ISRAEL.
Josephus comments “HE COMMITTED THE MURDERS AT THE PROMPTING OF ATHALIAH”
Pro 13:20, HE WHO WALKS WITH WISE MEN WILL BE WISE, BUT THE COMPANION OF FOOLS WILL BE DESTROYED.
2Ch 21:6-7, … and he did evil in the sight of the LORD. YET THE LORD WOULD NOT DESTROY THE HOUSE OF DAVID, BECAUSE OF THE COVENANT THAT HE HAD MADE WITH DAVID, and since He had promised to give a lamp to him and to his sons forever.
Jehoram was an evil king prompted by his evil wife Athaliah, but the LORD promised David that his lineage will continue
Psa 132:11, The LORD has sworn in truth to David; He will not turn from it: “I will set upon your throne the fruit of your body.
The LORD has promises for us as well IF we walk in HIS ways and seek HIS face!
Php 4:19, AND MY GOD SHALL SUPPLY ALL YOUR NEED ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY BY CHRIST JESUS.
Psa 37:4, DELIGHT YOURSELF ALSO IN THE LORD, AND HE SHALL GIVE YOU THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART.
2Ch 21:18-19, AFTER ALL THIS THE LORD STRUCK HIM IN HIS INTESTINES WITH AN INCURABLE DISEASE…, THAT HIS INTESTINES CAME OUT BECAUSE OF HIS SICKNESS; SO HE DIED IN SEVERE PAIN…
A FOOLISH END TO A FOOLISH KING WHO SAW THE BLESSINGS HIS FATHER RECEIVED FROM GOD FOR FOLLOWING HIS WAYS, YET TOOK ANOTHER ROUTE HIMSELF!
Pro 1:7, The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, But fools despise wisdom and instruction.