2 Chronicles 21:17 Explained in Context

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Verse 17. And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was found in the king’s house, and his sons also, and his wives; so that there was never a son left him, save Jehoahaz, the youngest of his sons.

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Quick Meaning

This verse advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence: “And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was….” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Raiders, disease, and dishonor end Jehoram's reign.”

Raiders empty the palace down to one remaining son

This verse is one part of that explanation in 2 Chronicles 21:16–20. The complete section carries the connected meaning and how it should shape life.

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2 Chronicles 21:16–20

Read 2 Chronicles 21:17 with 21:16–20. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Philistine and Arabian forces plunder the palace and carry away the king's family except Jehoahaz; Jehoram suffers prolonged intestinal disease and dies without public regret or royal burial honor.

Why This Verse Appears Here

Within “Raiders, disease, and dishonor end Jehoram's reign,” 2 Chronicles 21:17 advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence through the wording “And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was….” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The narrative closes the tyrant's reign through loss, illness, and failed memory while leaving captives and bodily suffering visible. 2 Chronicles 21:12–15 has just established this prior movement: A writing attributed to Elijah condemns Jehoram's unfaithfulness and murders and predicts blows against his people, household, goods, and bowels. Together those details explain why “Raiders, disease, and dishonor end Jehoram's reign” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.

Read 2 Chronicles 21:16–20 together

Why these verses belong together: 2 Chronicles 21:16–20 forms the complete movement “Raiders, disease, and dishonor end Jehoram's reign”: Philistine and Arabian forces plunder the palace and carry away the king's family except Jehoahaz; Jehoram suffers prolonged intestinal disease and dies without public regret or royal burial honor.

Verse 16. Moreover the LORD stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians:

Verse 18. And after all this the LORD smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.

Verse 19. And it came to pass, that in process of time, after the end of two years, his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness: so he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.

Verse 20. Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. Howbeit they buried him in the city of David, but not in the sepulchres of the kings.

What Remains True

Dynastic promise can persist through corrupt rulers, child danger, rescue, and violent transition without approving the people or methods through which survival occurs. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: Philistine and Arabian forces plunder the palace and carry away the king's family except Jehoahaz; Jehoram suffers prolonged intestinal disease and dies without public regret or royal burial honor. In 2 Chronicles 21:17, the concrete line “And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, and carried away all the substance that was…” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.

Continue in Context

Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.

Read 2 Chronicles 21:16–20 — Raiders, disease, and dishonor end Jehoram's reign

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