Question: In 2 Chronicles 21:12-15 Elijah writes a letter to the king of Judah condemning him for apostasy. Since Elijah was dead, how could he write such a letter?

Answer: 2 Chronicles 21:12 reads, ”And there came a writing to [King Jehoram] from Elijah the prophet, saying…” The phrase “there came” should be rendered “was brought.” Why assume that Elijah then sent it? It might have “come” as Holy Scripture comes to us today, though writ­ ten in the past.It does not say a “letter.” [The Hebrew word means] any writing written at any time; probably a prophetic writing to be delivered at this particular time. (This is the only mention of Elijah in the book of Chronicles.)

– Companion Bible

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