13 But you have lived as the kings of Israel lived, leading the people of Judah and Jerusalem to sin against God, as Ahab and his family did. You have killed your brothers, and they were better than you.
14 So now the Lord is about to punish your people, your children, wives, and everything you own.
15 You will have a terrible disease in your intestines that will become worse every day. Finally it will cause your intestines to come out.”
16 The Lord caused the Philistines and the Arabs who lived near the Cushites to be angry with Jehoram.
17 So the Philistines and Arabs attacked Judah and carried away all the wealth of Jehoram’s palace, as well as his sons and wives. Only Jehoram’s youngest son, Ahaziah, was left.
18 After these things happened, the Lord gave Jehoram a disease in his intestines that could not be cured.
19 After he was sick for two years, Jehoram’s intestines came out because of the disease, and he died in terrible pain. The people did not make a fire to honor Jehoram as they had done for his ancestors.