Today, I am reading and commenting on 2 Chronicles 19-22.

The passage speaks highly of Jehoshaphat, although it condemns him for his alliance with King Ahab of Israel.  However I was struck by what it said about his son and successor, Jehoram.  After describing the evil he did and its consequences it says this about Jehoram, “He passed away, to no one’s regret,…”  That is perhaps the saddest thing which can be said about someone.  No one mourned his death, not his wife, not his children, not any friends.  So, why did Jehoram cut such a sad figure?  Well, he started his rein by having all of his brothers killed along with some of his father’s officials.  During his rein, Edom and Libnah rebelled and threw off loyalty to the throne in Jerusalem.  Instead of following in his father’s footsteps and seeking the Lord, Jehoram followed in the footsteps of his father-in-law, Ahab.  So, when he died there was no one to mourn his passing.  I pray that when I die they will not say of me, “He passed away to no one’s regret.”

I use the daily Bible reading schedule from “The Bible.net” for my daily Bible reading.