When Jehoram had risen to his father’s kingdom and made himself secure, he put all his brothers to the sword, and some of the officers of Israel as well.
In context
2He had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael and Shephatiah. All of these were sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel. 3Their father had given them lavish gifts of silver and gold and other treasures, along with fortified cities in Judah; but the kingdom he gave to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn. 4When Jehoram had risen to his father’s kingdom and made himself secure, he put all his brothers to the sword, and some of the officers of Israel as well. 5Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6He walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for a daughter of Ahab was his wife; and he did what was evil in the eyes of Yahweh.