¹⁶ Moreover the ^(A)Lord ^(B)stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and the ^(C)Arabians who were near the Ethiopians.

¹⁷ And they came up into Judah and invaded it, and carried away all the possessions that were found in the king’s house, and also ^(A)his sons and his wives, so that there was not a son left to him except ^[a]Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

²⁷ “Behold, therefore, I stretched out My hand against you, diminished your ^[a]allotment, and gave you up to the will of those who hate you, ^(A)the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior.

⁵⁷ before your wickedness was uncovered. It was like the time of the ^(A)reproach of the daughters of ^[a]Syria and all those around her, and of ^(B)the daughters of the Philistines, who despise you everywhere.