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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/21.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/21.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />After all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/21.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />After all this, the LORD struck Jehoram with an incurable intestinal disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/21.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And after all this the LORD struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/21.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />After all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/21.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/21.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />After all this the LORD struck him in his intestines with an incurable disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So after all this the LORD struck him in his intestines with an incurable sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So after all this Yahweh smote him in his bowels with an incurable sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />After all this, the LORD struck Jehoram with an incurable intestinal disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After all these things, the LORD afflicted him in his intestines with an incurable disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />After all these things, the LORD afflicted him in his intestines with an incurable disease. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And after all this Jehovah smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />After this happened, the LORD struck Jehoram with an incurable stomach disease. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After this, the LORD struck Jehoram with an incurable intestinal disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then after all this, the LORD brought on the king a painful disease of the intestines. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After all of this happened, the LORD struck him in his bowels with an incurable illness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />After all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />After all this happened, the LORD afflicted him with an incurable intestinal disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />After all this the LORD struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />After all this Yahweh struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And after all this YHWH has plagued him in his bowels by a disease for which there is no healing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And after all this hath Jehovah plagued him in his bowels by a disease for which there is no healing,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And after all this Jehovah smote him in his bowels with a sickness for no healing.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And besides all this the Lord struck him with an incurable disease in his bowels. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And in addition to all these things, the Lord struck him with an incurable disease of the bowels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />After these events, the LORD afflicted him with a disease of the bowels for which there was no cure.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />After all this the LORD struck him in his bowels with an incurable disease.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And after all this he was smitten in his bowels with an incurable disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />After all these things the plague will be in his intestines and he shall die with severe disease and he shall have no healing.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And after all these things the Lord smote him in the bowels with an incurable disease.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=5253" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/21.htm">Jehoram's Disease and Death</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>So they went to war against Judah, invaded it, and carried off all the possessions found in the king’s palace, along with his sons and wives; not a son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥă·rê (Conj-w:: Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">After</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2063.htm" title="2063: zōṯ (Pro-fs) -- Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that. Irregular feminine of zeh; this.">this,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5062.htm" title="5062: nə·ḡā·p̄ōw (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3ms) -- To strike, smite. A primitive root; to push, gore, defeat, stub, inflict.">afflicted Jehoram</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: lə·’ên (Prep-l:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">with an incurable</a> <a href="/hebrew/4832.htm" title="4832: mar·pê (N-ms) -- From rapha'; properly, curative, i.e. Literally a medicine, or a cure; figuratively deliverance, or placidity."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2483.htm" title="2483: lā·ḥo·lî (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Sickness. From chalah; malady, anxiety, calamity.">disease</a> <a href="/hebrew/4578.htm" title="4578: bə·mê·‘āw (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Internal organs, inward parts, belly. ">of the bowels.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Deuteronomy 28:27</a></span><br />The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/5-27.htm">2 Kings 5:27</a></span><br />Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/12-23.htm">Acts 12:23</a></span><br />Immediately, because Herod did not give glory to God, an angel of the Lord struck him down, and he was eaten by worms and died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/2-7.htm">Job 2:7</a></span><br />So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5-6</a></span><br />Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">1 Samuel 5:6-12</a></span><br />Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors. / And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.” / So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/24-15.htm">2 Samuel 24:15</a></span><br />So the LORD sent a plague upon Israel from that morning until the appointed time, and seventy thousand of the people from Dan to Beersheba died.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/13-11.htm">Acts 13:11</a></span><br />Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-9.htm">Exodus 9:9-11</a></span><br />It will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on man and beast throughout the land.” / So they took soot from the furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on man and beast. / The magicians could not stand before Moses, because the boils had broken out on them and on all the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16</a></span><br />then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-30.htm">1 Corinthians 11:30</a></span><br />That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-2.htm">Revelation 16:2</a></span><br />So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-17.htm">Matthew 8:17</a></span><br />This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-22.htm">Luke 16:22-23</a></span><br />One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried. / In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29</a></span><br />(In the eleventh year of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had become king over Judah.)</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/21-15.htm">2 Chronicles 21:15</a></b></br> And thou <i>shalt have</i> great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-29.htm">2 Kings 9:29</a></b></br> And in the eleventh year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/12-23.htm">Acts 12:23</a></b></br> And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/16-12.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-15.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-15.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/2_kings/20-8.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-2.htm">Impossible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-15.htm">Incurable</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">Jehoram</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/21-17.htm">Plagued</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-15.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-9.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-15.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-9.htm">Struck</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-19.htm">Bowels</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-19.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-10.htm">Impossible</a> <a href="/job/34-6.htm">Incurable</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-20.htm">Jehoram</a> <a href="/psalms/73-5.htm">Plagued</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-19.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/22-5.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/job/20-14.htm">Stomach</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-11.htm">Struck</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-1.htm">Jehoram, succeeding Jehoshaphat, slays his brothers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-5.htm">His wicked reign</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-8.htm">Edom and Libnah revolt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-12.htm">The prophecy of Elijah against him in writing</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">Philistines and Arabians oppress him</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">His incurable disease, infamous death, and burial</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/21.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/21.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>After all this</b><br>This phrase indicates a sequence of events leading up to the current situation. Jehoram, the king of Judah, had engaged in numerous acts of idolatry and wickedness, including the murder of his brothers and leading the people of Judah astray. This context is crucial as it sets the stage for the divine judgment that follows. The phrase suggests a culmination of Jehoram's actions and God's response to them, emphasizing the cause-and-effect relationship between sin and divine retribution.<p><b>the LORD afflicted Jehoram</b><br>The use of "the LORD" highlights the direct involvement of God in the events described. This affliction is portrayed as a divine judgment, consistent with the covenantal relationship between God and the people of Israel, where blessings and curses were contingent upon obedience to God's laws. The affliction serves as a fulfillment of the prophetic warning given by Elijah (<a href="/2_chronicles/21-12.htm">2 Chronicles 21:12-15</a>), demonstrating God's sovereignty and justice.<p><b>with an incurable disease</b><br>The term "incurable" underscores the severity and finality of the judgment. In the ancient Near Eastern context, diseases were often seen as manifestations of divine displeasure. The incurability of the disease signifies that no human intervention could reverse God's judgment, emphasizing the seriousness of Jehoram's sins and the irreversible nature of divine punishment once decreed.<p><b>of the bowels</b><br>Diseases of the bowels were particularly feared in ancient times due to their painful and debilitating nature. This specific affliction may symbolize the internal corruption and moral decay of Jehoram's reign. The physical suffering mirrors the spiritual and moral consequences of his actions. In a broader biblical context, such afflictions often serve as a metaphor for the internal consequences of sin, reflecting the biblical theme that sin leads to death and destruction.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoram.htm">Jehoram</a></b><br>The king of Judah, son of Jehoshaphat, who turned away from the ways of his father and led Judah into idolatry and wickedness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, over which Jehoram reigned. It was a place of significant religious history and covenant with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The God of Israel, who is just and righteous, executing judgment upon Jehoram for his sins.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/incurable_disease.htm">Incurable Disease</a></b><br>A severe affliction sent by God as a judgment upon Jehoram, highlighting the seriousness of his sins.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_elijah.htm">Prophet Elijah</a></b><br>Although not directly mentioned in this verse, Elijah had previously sent a letter to Jehoram warning him of God's impending judgment due to his evil actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Jehoram's life serves as a stark reminder that sin has serious consequences, both personally and for those we lead.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Leaders have a profound impact on their followers. Jehoram's failure to lead righteously led to the spiritual decline of Judah.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_mercy.htm">God's Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While God is just in His judgments, His actions are also a call to repentance and restoration for those who turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophetic_warning.htm">The Role of Prophetic Warning</a></b><br>God often sends warnings through His prophets to call His people back to righteousness, as seen in Elijah's letter to Jehoram.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_repentance.htm">The Need for Repentance</a></b><br>Jehoram's account highlights the importance of repentance and turning back to God to avoid the consequences of sin.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_events_are_in_wars_of_the_lord.htm">Why did Elijah write to King Jehoram?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_give_jehoram_a_fatal_disease.htm">Why does this passage depict God inflicting a fatal bowel disease on Jehoram (2 Chronicles 21:18–19) instead of using more merciful methods? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_2_chronicles_21_poorly_documented.htm">Why is there little to no extra-biblical documentation of this particular conflict and disease described in 2 Chronicles 21, if it was such a notable event?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_athaliah_both_omri's_granddaughter_and_ahaziah's_mother.htm">If 2 Chronicles 22:2 identifies Athaliah as the granddaughter of Omri, how can the timeline accurately place her as Ahaziah's mother?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">With an incurable disease.</span>--This is correct. Literally, <span class= "ital">to a disease, to want of healing.</span> (Comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/36-16.htm" title="But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy.">2Chronicles 36:16</a>.) The Syriac and Arabic make <a href="/context/2_chronicles/21-16.htm" title="Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:">2Chronicles 21:16-18</a> part of the prophecy.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">An incurable disease</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.<span class="cmt_word"></span></span> it was so severe that it was in this case incurable. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">After</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַחֲרֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·ḥă·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this,</span><br /><span class="heb">זֹ֑את</span> <span class="translit">(zōṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2063.htm">Strong's 2063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hereby in it, likewise, the one other, same, she, so much, such deed, that, </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֧ה ׀</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">afflicted [Jehoram]</span><br /><span class="heb">נְגָפ֨וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ḡā·p̄ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5062.htm">Strong's 5062: </a> </span><span class="str2">To push, gore, defeat, stub, inflict</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with an incurable</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disease</span><br /><span class="heb">לָחֳלִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḥo·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2483.htm">Strong's 2483: </a> </span><span class="str2">Malady, anxiety, calamity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the bowels.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּמֵעָ֛יו</span> <span class="translit">(bə·mê·‘āw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4578.htm">Strong's 4578: </a> </span><span class="str2">The intestines, the abdomen, sympathy, a vest, the stomach, the uterus, the heart</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">2 Chronicles 21:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/21-18.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 21:18 After all this Yahweh struck him (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 21:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 21:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 21:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 21:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>