and you yourself will have a severe sickness with a disease of your bowels, until your bowels come out because of the disease, day by day.’”
Here we have, I. A warning from God sent to Jehoram by a writing from Elijah the prophet. By this it appears that Jehoram came to the throne, and showed himself what he was before Elijah's translation. It is true we find Elisha attending Jehoshaphat, and described as pouring water on the hands of Elijah, after the story of Elijah's translation (Kg2 3:11); but that...
Commenting on 2 Chronicles 21:12-20
And they came up into Judah, and brake into it, &c. l In an hostile manner: and carried away all the substance that was found in the king's house, his gold, silver, and precious things, the rich furniture of his palace; no mention is made of any other plunder in the city, or the country; so that they seem to have had their principal eye...
And thou [shalt have] great sickness by disease of thy bowels, until thy bowels fall out by reason of the sickness day by day. (h) We see this example daily practised on them who fall away from God, and become idolaters and murderers of their brethren.