Verse 12

Then Jehoram received a letter from the prophet Elijah, which said, "This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: Because you have not followed the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of Asa, king of Judah..."

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  En skrift fra profeten Elia kom til ham, med følgende budskap: «Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har fulgt din far Jehosjafats vei eller veiene til Asa, kongen av Juda,

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Det kom også et skriv til ham fra profeten Elia, som sa: Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har vandret på din far Jehosjafats veier, eller på Asas, Juda-kongens veier,

• Norsk King James

  Og det kom et brev til ham fra profeten Elia, som sa: Slik sier Herren, din fars Gud David, Fordi du ikke har gått i veiene til din far Josjafat, eller i veiene til Asa, kongen av Juda,

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Det kom et brev til ham fra profeten Elia, der det stod: Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har fulgt din far Josjafats veier, eller Juda-kongen Asas veier,

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Da kom det et brev til ham fra profeten Elia som lød: «Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har fulgt din far Jehosjafat og kong Asa av Judas veier,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Det kom da et skriv til ham fra profeten Elia som sa: «Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har vandret på dine fedre Jehoshafats veier, og ikke i Asas, Judas konges, veier,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Så kom det et brev til ham fra profeten Elias, som sa: ‘Slik taler Herren, Davids Gud, din far: Fordi du ikke har vandret i din far Jehoshaphats fotspor, eller i Asa, Judas konges, fotspor,’

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Det kom da et skriv til ham fra profeten Elia som sa: «Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har vandret på dine fedre Jehoshafats veier, og ikke i Asas, Judas konges, veier,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Da kom det et brev til ham fra profeten Elia, hvor det sto: Slik sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Du har ikke fulgt i din far Josjafats vei og Judas konge Asas vei,

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Så kom det et brev til ham fra profeten Elia som sa: «Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har fulgt din far Josjafats veier, og heller ikke Asas, kongen av Juda.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og der kom en Skrift til ham fra Elias, Propheten, (hvori) han sagde: Saa siger Herren, din Faders Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke haver vandret i din Faders Josaphats Veie, ei heller i Asas, Judæ Konges, Veie,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Da kom det et skrift til ham fra profeten Elia, som sa: Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har vandret på Josjafat, din fars veier, eller på Asas, kongen av Juda, veier,

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  Elijah the prophet sent him a letter, saying, "This is what the LORD, the God of David your father, says: Because you have not followed the ways of Jehoshaphat your father or Asa king of Judah,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Et skrift kom til ham fra profeten Elia, som sa: Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har vandret på din far Jehoshafats veier eller på Asa, Judas konges veier,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Da kom det et brev til ham fra profeten Elia, som sa: «Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har vandret i Josjafats, din fars, veier, og i Asas, kongen av Juda, veier,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  En skrift kom til ham fra profeten Elia, som sa: «Så sier Herren, din far Davids Gud: Fordi du ikke har fulgt dine fedre Jehoshafats og Juda-kongen Asas veier,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Da kom det et brev til ham fra profeten Elia, der det sto: Så sier Herren, din far David Gud: Fordi du ikke har fulgt din far Jahosafats veier eller Judakon Asas veier,

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  But there came a wrytinge vnto him fro the prophet Elias, sayenge: Thus sayeth the LORDE God of thy father Dauid: Because thou hast not walked in the wayes of thy father Iosaphat, nether in ye wayes of Asa the kynge of Iuda,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And there came a writing to him from Elijah the Prophet, saying, Thus sayth the Lord God of Dauid thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the wayes of Iehoshaphat thy father, nor in the wayes of Asa King of Iudah,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And there came a writing to him from Elia the prophete, saying, Thus sayth the Lord God of Dauid thy father: Because thou hast not walked in the wayes of Iehosaphat thy father, and in the wayes of Asa king of Iuda:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  There came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father, Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And there cometh in unto him a writing from Elijah the prophet, saying, `Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, Because that thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, and in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And a letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, The Lord, the God of your father David, says, Because you have not kept to the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or the ways of Asa, king of Judah,

• World English Bible (2000)

  A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, "Thus says Yahweh, the God of David your father, 'Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  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,

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 14:2-5 : 2 He removed the foreign altars and the high places, shattered the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. 3 He commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey the law and the commandment. 4 He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him. 5 He built fortified cities in Judah because the land was at peace. There was no war during those years, for the Lord had given him rest.
• 2 Chr 17:3-4 : 3 The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the early ways of his ancestor David and did not seek after the Baals. 4 Instead, he sought the God of his father and obeyed His commands rather than following the practices of Israel.
• Jer 36:2 : 2 Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah, and all the nations, from the days of Josiah until today.
• Jer 36:23 : 23 As Jehudi read three or four columns of the scroll, the king would cut them off with a scribe’s knife and throw them into the fire in the firepot, until the entire scroll was consumed in the fire.
• Jer 36:28-32 : 28 "Take another scroll and write on it all the original words that were on the first scroll, which Jehoiakim king of Judah burned. 29 And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘This is what the LORD says: You burned this scroll, saying, “Why did you write on it that the king of Babylon will surely come and destroy this land and leave it without people or animals?”’ 30 Therefore, this is what the LORD says about Jehoiakim king of Judah: He will have no one to sit on the throne of David, and his dead body will be thrown out to the heat by day and to the frost by night. 31 I will punish him, his descendants, and his servants for their iniquity. I will bring upon them, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and upon the people of Judah, all the disaster I have pronounced against them, because they have not listened to me. 32 Then Jeremiah took another scroll and gave it to Baruch son of Neriah, the scribe, who wrote on it at Jeremiah’s dictation all the words of the scroll that Jehoiakim king of Judah had burned in the fire. And many more similar words were added to them.
• 1 Kgs 15:11 : 11 Asa did what was right in the sight of the LORD, as his forefather David had done.
• 1 Kgs 22:43 : 43 Jehoshaphat followed in all the ways of his father Asa. He did not turn aside from them and did what was right in the eyes of the LORD.
• 2 Kgs 2:1 : 1 When the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven in a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal.
• 2 Kgs 2:11 : 11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.
• Dan 5:5 : 5 At that very moment, the fingers of a human hand appeared and wrote on the plaster of the wall near the lampstand in the royal palace. The king watched the hand as it wrote.
• Dan 5:25-29 : 25 And this is the writing that was inscribed: Mene, Mene, Tekel, and Parsin. 26 This is the interpretation of the message: Mene means that God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end. 27 Tekel means that you have been weighed on the scales and found wanting. 28 Peres means that your kingdom has been divided and given to the Medes and Persians. 29 Then Belshazzar gave the command, and they clothed Daniel in purple, put a gold chain around his neck, and proclaimed him the third highest ruler in the kingdom.
• Ezek 2:9-9 : 9 I looked, and I saw a hand stretched out to me, and in it was a scroll. 10 He spread it out before me, and it was written on both the front and back. Written on it were words of lamentation, mourning, and woe.