and he cried out to the prophet from Judah, "The LORD says that you disobeyed him and did not do what he commanded.

All the people of Israel will mourn for him and bury him. He will be the only member of Jeroboam's family who will be properly buried, because he is the only one with whom the LORD, the God of Israel, is pleased.

His officials took his body back to Jerusalem in a chariot and buried him in the royal tombs in David's City.

entered the palace, and had a meal. Only then did he say, "Take that cursed woman and bury her; after all, she is a king's daughter."

The LORD blessed Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father's early life and did not worship Baal.

He served his father's God, obeyed God's commands, and did not act the way the kings of Israel did.

Jehoram had become king at the age of thirty-two and had ruled in Jerusalem for eight years. Nobody was sorry when he died. They buried him in David's City, but not in the royal tombs.

Some Arabs had led a raid and killed all of King Jehoram's sons except Ahaziah, the youngest. So now the people of Jerusalem made Ahaziah king as his father's successor.

As Jehu was carrying out God's sentence on the dynasty, he came across a group made up of Judean leaders and of Ahaziah's nephews that had accompanied Ahaziah on his visit. Jehu killed them all.

When Jehoram was in firm control of the kingdom, he had all his brothers killed, and also some Israelite officials.

They invaded Judah, looted the royal palace, and carried off as prisoners all the king's wives and sons except Ahaziah, his youngest son.