2 Chronicles 21:14

2 Chronicles 21:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Behold, with a great plague will the Lord smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:
• New International Version (NIV)So now the Lord is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives and everything that is yours, with a heavy blow.
• English Standard Version (ESV)behold, the Lord will bring a great plague on your people, your children, your wives, and all your possessions,
• New King James Version (NKJV)behold, the Lord will strike your people with a serious affliction—your children, your wives, and all your possessions;

Context of 2 Chronicles 21:14

12Then Elijah the prophet wrote Jehoram this letter: “This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: You have not followed the good example of your father, Jehoshaphat, or your grandfather King Asa of Judah. 13Instead, you have been as evil as the kings of Israel. You have led the people of Jerusalem and Judah to worship idols, just as King Ahab did in Israel. And you have even killed your own brothers, men who were better than you. So now the Lord is about to strike you, your people, your children, your wives, and all that is yours with a heavy blow. 15You yourself will suffer with a severe intestinal disease that will get worse each day until your bowels come out.” 16Then the Lord stirred up the Philistines and the Arabs, who lived near the Ethiopians, to attack Jehoram.

2 Chronicles 21:14 word by word

הִנֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה נֹגֵ֛ף מַגֵּפָ֥ה גְדוֹלָ֖ה בְּעַמֶּ֑ךָ וּבְבָנֶ֥יךָ וּבְנָשֶׁ֖יךָ וּבְכָל־רְכוּשֶֽׁךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Behold, with a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• plagueמַגֵּפָהmaggêphâh · plagueH4046
• will the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• smiteנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
• thy peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• and thy childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and thy wivesאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and all thy goodsרְכוּשׁrekûsh rekûsh · propertyH7399

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 21:14

• Leviticus 26:21“If even then you remain hostile toward me and refuse to obey me, I will inflict disaster on you seven times over for your sins.
• Hosea 5:11The people of Israel will be crushed and broken by my judgment because they are determined to worship idols.
• Micah 6:16You keep only the laws of evil King Omri; you follow only the example of wicked King Ahab! Therefore, I will make an example of you, bringing you to complete ruin. You will be treated with contempt, mocked by all who see you.”
• Exodus 20:5You must not bow down to them or worship them, for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God who will not tolerate your affection for any other gods. I lay the sins of the parents upon their children; the entire family is affected—even children in the third and fourth generations of those who reject me.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 21:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Will the Lord smite - "The Word of the Lord will send a great mortality." - Targum.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14The fulfillment of the threat is given in 2 Chronicles 21:16-17.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-20Verses 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 ruin him. But no marvel that sinners are not frightened from sin, and to repentance, by the threatenings of misery in another world, when the certainty of misery in this world, the sinking of their estates, and the ruin of their health, will not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-15Elijah the prophet wrote a letter to Jehoram, warning him of punishment for his disobedience.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1512-15. there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet--That prophet's translation having taken place in the reign of Jehoshaphat [2Ki 2:11, 12], we must conclude that the name of Elijah has, by the error of a transcriber, been put for that of Elisha.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 21:14

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Disease
• Elijah
• Jehoram
• Polygamy

In the dictionaries

• Elijah
• Fornication
• Jehoram
• Revolt
• Writing
• Apostasy; Apostate
• Bloody Flux
• Jehoram; Joram

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings