George Haydock's Catholic Commentary
2 Chronicles 21:14
Thee is not expressed in Heb., but it is in the Sept. and the king was not only afflicted with illness, but with the losses of his people and family. H.
Thee is not expressed in Heb., but it is in the Sept. and the king was not only afflicted with illness, but with the losses of his people and family. H.
Verse 2 Chronicles 21:14. _WILL THE LORD SMITE_] "The WORD of the Lord will send a great mortality." - _Targum_....
The fulfillment of the threat is given in 2 Chronicles 21:16....
3. DECLINE AND APOSTASY UNDER JEHORAM, AHAZIAH AND ATHALIAH CHAPTER 21 The Reign of Jehoram _ 1. Jehoram's wicked reign (2 Chronicles 21:1)_ 2. Revolt of Edom (2 Chronicles 21:8) 3. Revolt of Libn...
THE REIGN OF JEHORAM (see notes on 1 Kings 22:50; 2 Kings 8:17). A large part of this section has nothing corresponding to it in 1 and 2 K. 2 Chronicles 21:1. _Cf._...
BEHOLD. Figure of speech _Asterismos._. AND. Note the Figure of speech _Polysyndeton_ (App-6) in verses: 2 Chronicles 21:14. CHILDREN. sons....
with _a great plague will the Lord smite_ R.V. THE LORD WILL SMITE WITH A GREAT PLAGUE ("stroke," mg.). For "plague" cp. 2 Chronicles 6:28-29. Jehoram's "plague" is described in 2 Chronicles 21:16-17....
6. THE REIGN OF JEHORAM (2 Chronicles 21:5-20) TEXT 2 Chronicles 21:5. Jehoram was thirty and two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem. 6. And he walked in the wa...
21:14 stroke (d-8) Or 'plague.'...
REIGN OF JEHOKAM This chapter in part reproduces 2 Kings 8:17 but adds several particulars respecting the judgments brought upon Jehoram....
A GREAT PLAGUE] i.e. the great blow inflicted by the invasion described in 2 Chronicles 21:16....
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 21 JEHORAM BECOMES KING OF JUDAH – 2 CHRONICLES 21:1-7 V1
BEHOLD, WITH A GREAT PLAGUE WILL THE LORD SMITE THY PEOPLE. — Literally, _Behold, Jehovah is about to smite a great smiting in thy people and in thy sons._ The immediate object of the verb is not expr...
הִנֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה נֹגֵ֛ף מַגֵּפָ֥ה גְדֹולָ֖ה בְּ...
JEHORAM, AHAZIAH, AND ATHALIAH: THE CONSEQUENCES OF A FOREIGN MARRIAGE 2 Chronicles 21:1; 2 Chronicles 22:1; 2 Chronicles 23:1 THE accession of Jehoram is one of the instances in which
With the passing of Jehoshaphat another period of degeneracy and darkness set in for the kingdom of Judah. He was succeeded by his first-born, Jehoram, who seems to have been a man of utterly evil nat...
Elijah, the prophet, lived much about the time as Jehoshaphat and Ahab. But Elisha had succeeded him in his office when Jehoram had the government of Judah. It is probable, however, that the reign of...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 21 THROUGH 26. Finally, the king perishes, according to Elijah's prediction. Disaster upon disaster falls upon Judah in consequence of this connection with th...
BEHOLD, WITH A GREAT PLAGUE WILL THE LORD SMITE THY PEOPLE,.... They going into the same idolatry with himself willingly, at least great part of them, and therefore deserved to be smitten, and which w...
Behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods: Ver. 14. _Smite thy people._] Because too flexible to thy will. _ And thy children_] F...
_Behold, with a great plague_, &c. There was no calamity that could be thought of which did not befall this wicked prince: whose kingdom was destroyed and depopulated by the fiercest nations; his trea...
1 Iehoram succeeding Iehoshaphat, slayeth his brethren. 5 His wicked reigne. 8 Edom and Libnah reuolt. 12 The prophecie of Eliiah against him in writing. 16 Philistines and Arabians oppresse him....
behold, with a great plague, a severe scourge, WILL THE LORD SMITE THY PEOPLE, AND THY CHILDREN, AND THY WIVES, AND ALL THY GOODS, namely, by devastating invasions;...
The Lord's Punishment upon Jehoram...
THE REIGN OF JEHORAM (vv.1-20) Though verse 1 speaks of Jehoram's reigning when Jehoshaphat died, it is made clear in2 Kings 8:16 that Jehoram began to reign before Jehoshaphat's death, for it reads...
A GREAT PLAGUE: _ Heb._ a great stroke...
12-20 A warning from God was sent to Jehoram. The Spirit of prophecy might direct Elijah to prepare this writing in the foresight of Jehoram's crimes. He is plainly told that his sin should certainly...
THE LORD WILL SMITE THY PEOPLE. QUEST. Why the people for his sin? ANSW. 1. Because the generality of them sinned in complying with his wicked and idolatrous commands through fear, 2 CHRONICLES 21:11...
2 Chronicles 21:14 LORD H3068 strike H5062 (H8802) people H5971 serious H1419 children H1121 wives H802 possessions...
CONTENTS: Jehoram's wicked reign over Judah and its accompanying disasters. CHARACTERS: God, Jehoram, Elijah, Libnah. CONCLUSION: Bad men bring judgment upon themselves and all about them. Wickednes...
2 Chronicles 21:2. _Jehoshaphat king of Israel._ Many think that Israel is here put for Judah; but many of the ten tribes now placed themselves under Jehoshaphat; the text may therefore be correct, Go...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 21:11 In contrast to his father Jehoshaphat, who removed the HIGH PLACES (2 Chronicles 17:6), Jehoram actual
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter corresponds with 2 Kings 8:16; contains Jehoshaphat’s family arrangements (2 Chronicles 21:1); beginning and character of Jehoram’s reign (2 Chronicles 21:5); the writing...
EXPOSITION The matter of this chapter may be divided into four parts. The death and burial of Jehoshaphat, and the number, names, and position of his sons (2 Chronicles 21:1). The accession and wicked...
Now Jehoshaphat died, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And Jehoram his son reigned in his stead. And he had brothers who were also sons of Jehoshaphat [and it names several of the...
Exodus 20:5; Hosea 5:11; Leviticus 26:21; Micah 6:16...