The invasion and plunder — 'And they came up against Judah and invaded it and carried away all the possessions that were found in the king\'s house, and also his sons and his wives, so that no son was left to him except Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons' (וַיַּעֲלוּ בִיהוּדָה וַיִּפְרְצוּ־בָהּ וַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶת־כָּל־הָרְכוּשׁ הַנִּמְצָא בְּבֵית־הַמֶּלֶךְ וְגַם־אֶת־בָּנָיו וְנָשָׁיו וְלֹא־נִשְׁאַר־לוֹ בֵּן כִּי אִם־יְהוֹאָחָז הַקָּטֹן בְּנָיו). The invasion (עלה) and breaking through (פרץ) of Judah's defenses indicate total military collapse. The plundering of the king's household (בית המלך) is humiliation. The taking of 'all his sons and wives' (את בניו ואת נשׁיו) except the youngest (יהואחז הקטון, Jehoahaz the smallest) represents the near-total devastation of Jehoram's family. Only one son remains as heir to the throne. This is divine judgment executed through human enemies; the plundering of the royal house is the consequence of the king's own fratricide and apostasy.

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