2 Chronicles 21:15and you shall have great sickness by disease of your bowels, until your bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.'"
The setting
Jerusalem, ~845 BC. Prophet Elijah delivers God's final judgment on King Jehoram for murdering his brothers and leading Judah into idolatry...
The emotion here: righteous anger delivering unavoidable judgment
The original word
ḥŏlî (חֳלִי) — severe, wasting sickness that progressively destroys the body
Why it matters
Jehoram killed all six of his brothers immediately after becoming king to secure his throne
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What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 21:15
This prophecy was fulfilled exactly two years later with inflammatory bowel disease
Common misconceptionPeople think this means God causes all illness as punishment, but this was specific divine judgment on a king who committed genocide against his own family.
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Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 21:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 21:15 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, physical consequences. Notable phrases: great sickness by disease; bowels fall out; day by day. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
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“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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