2 Chronicles 21:14 - Easy To Read Version So now, the Lord will soon punish your people with much punishment. The Lord will punish your children, wives, and all your property. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 behold, with a great plague will the LORD smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, the Lord will smite your people, and your children, your wives, and all your possessions with a great plague. American Standard Version (1901) behold, Jehovah will smite with a great plague thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy substance; Common English Bible the LORD will now strike your family, your children, your wives, and all your possessions with a heavy blow. Catholic Public Domain Version behold, the Lord will strike you with a great plague, with all your people, and your sons and wives, and all your substance. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Behold, the Lord will strike thee with a great plague, with all thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy substance. |
Joab killed two men who were much better than himself. They were Abner son of Ner and Amasa son of Jether. Abner was the commander of Israel’s army and Amasa was the commander of Judah’s army. My father David did not know at that time that Joab had killed them. So the Lord will punish Joab for those men he killed.
But you have lived the way the kings of Israel lived. You have caused the people of Judah and Jerusalem to stop doing what God wants. That is what Ahab and his family did. They were unfaithful to God. You have killed your brothers. Your brothers were better than you.
You will have a terrible sickness in your bowels. It will become worse every day. Then your bowels will come out because of your terrible sickness.’”
Don’t worship or serve idols of any kind. Why? Because I, the Lord, am your God. I hate my people worshiping other gods. [125] People who sin against me become my enemies. And I will punish those people. And I will punish their children, their grandchildren, and even their great-grandchildren.
Ephraim {\cf2\super [61]} will be punished.\par He will be crushed and pressed like grapes.\par Why? Because he decided to follow filth.\par
“If you still turn against me and refuse to obey me, then I will beat you seven times harder! The more you sin, the more you will be punished!
Why? Because you obey the laws of Omri. {\cf2\super [78]} \par You do all the \{bad\} things\par that Ahab’s family does.\par You follow their teachings.\par So I will let you be destroyed.\par People will whistle in amazement\par when they see your destroyed city.\par Then you will bear the shame\par that the other nations bring to you. {\cf2\super [79]} \par