A letter reached him from Elijah the prophet: “This is what Yahweh, the God of David your father, says: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
In context
10Even so, Edom has stayed in revolt against the rule of Judah to this day. At that same time Libnah revolted against his rule, because he had abandoned Yahweh, the God of his ancestors. 11He also made high places in the hills of Judah, led the inhabitants of Jerusalem into prostitution and pulled Judah astray. 12A letter reached him from Elijah the prophet: “This is what Yahweh, the God of David your father, says: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah, 13but have walked in the way of the kings of Israel and have dragged Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem into prostitution, just as the house of Ahab did, and because you killed your own brothers, your father’s house, men better than you — 14Yahweh is about to strike a heavy blow at your people, your sons, your wives and everything you own.
