2 Chronicles 21:18 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

And after all this happened, the LORD struck him with an incurable disease in his intestines.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

This verse shows that God brought serious illness upon someone as a consequence of their actions.

📚 Historical Context

In the biblical narrative, King Jehoram of Judah succeeded his father Jehoshaphat and led the nation into idolatry by marrying a daughter of the wicked King Ahab and promoting Baal worship. This rebellion included murdering his own brothers to secure his throne and ignoring God's laws, which brought divine judgment upon him. As a result, after other calamities, God struck him with an incurable disease as a direct consequence of his sins.

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