A real-life Game of Thrones

When I read from the book of 2 Chronicles, chapter 21, I could not help but think of Game of Thrones--both the book series and HBO show.

Jehoshaphat had died and his eldest son Jehoram had become king.  Throughout his short eight-year reign, he killed all of his brothers, many of the leaders in Judah, set up false idols throughout the land, married one of King Ahab's daughters, and was downright evil in God's eyes.

But the Lord's Covenant remained and He promised not to completely destroy Jehoram.  Instead, the prophet Elijah wrote Jehoram a letter, proclaiming that he was not a good example of his ancestors, who were great in the Lord's eyes.  He also stated that the Lord would strike his people, including his family, with a heavy blow.  Jehoram would also suffer from a severe intestinal disease, which would become painfully worse each day until his bowels would burst out.

The palace was then stormed by his enemies and only his youngest son was spared.  Upon Jehoram's slow and painful death, his people did not honor him with a funeral pyre and no one shed a tear.  He was not buried with his ancestors.