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2 Chronicles 21:14

Judgment

12 And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

13 But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father’s house, which were better than thyself:

Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:

15 And thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.

16 Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:

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BSB
So behold, the LORD is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a serious blow.
KJV
Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:
WEB
behold, the LORD will strike your people with a great plague, including your children, your wives, and all your possessions;
ASV
behold, Jehovah will smite with a great plague thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy substance;
DARBY
behold, Jehovah will smite with a great stroke thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy substance,
BLB
behold, YHWH will strike with a great affliction your people, and your children, and your wives, and all your possessions,
ÅB
så vil Herren la et hårdt slag ramme ditt folk og dine sønner og dine hustruer og alt det du eier.
OTB
se, Herren kommer til å slå ditt folk, dine sønner, dine koner, og alle dine eiendeler med en stor katastrofe;
B1930
så vil Herren la et hårdt slag ramme ditt folk og dine sønner og dine hustruer og alt det du eier.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 26:21

    And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins.

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  • Exodus 20:5

    Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

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  • Hosea 5:11

    Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

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  • Micah 6:16

    For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.

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