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2 Chronicles 21:16

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What does 2 Chronicles 21:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Jehovah stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians that are beside the Ethiopians:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Jehovah stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians that are beside the Ethiopians:
2 Chronicles 21:16 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13but hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to play the harlot, like as the house of Ahab did, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father`s house, who were better than thyself:
14behold, Jehovah will smite with a great plague thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy substance;
15and thou shalt have great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness, day by day.
16And Jehovah stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians that are beside the Ethiopians:
17and they came up against 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.
18And after all this Jehovah smote him in his bowels with an incurable disease.
19And it came to pass, in process of time, at the end of two years, that his bowels fell out by reason of his sickness, and he died of sore diseases. And his people made no burning for him, like the burning of his fathers.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Moreover, the Lord stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines, etc.] Which had been depressed in the times of Jehoshaphat, to whom they brought their presents and tribute willingly, (<141711>2 Chronicles 17:11) and of the Arabians that were near the Ethiopians; not the Ethiopians of Africa, as the Targum, for the Arabians were not near them, but the Chusaean Arabs or Midianites, (see <041201>Numbers 12:1). The Targum is, the Word of the Lord did this.”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The Arabians, that were near the Ethiopians - Probably Joktanian Arabs from the neighborhood of the Cushites. Southern Arabia was originally occupied by Cushites, or Ethiopians Genesis 10:7, whose descendants still exist in a remnant of the Himyaritic Arabs. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Philistines - A people fully subdued and dispirited: but God now raises their spirits and courage to do his work. Ethiopians - A people in Arabia, so called, either for their likeness in complexion to the Ethiopians, or because the one of these people were a colony of the other. 2 Chronicles 21:17”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“21:16-17 Jehoram’s inability to resist the initial revolts of Edom and Libnah (21:8-10) encouraged other attacks on Judah, this time by the Philistines and the Arabs. Once again, the royal line was nearly destroyed.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“am 3117, bc 887 the Lord: Ch2 33:11; Sa1 26:19; Sa2 24:1; Kg1 11:11, Kg1 11:14, Kg1 11:23; Ezr 1:1, Ezr 1:5; Isa 10:5, Isa 10:6; Isa 45:5-7; Amo 3:6 Philistines: Ch2 17:11 2 Chronicles 21:17”
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