- by disease:
- This is supposed to have been a violent dysentery, a disease which is often attended with symptoms similar to those described in the text; by the same death perished Antiochus Ephiphenes, and Herod Agrippa. "And afterª all¹ this¹ the LORDª smoteª° him in his bowelsª with an incurableªª disease.ª ... And it came to pass,¹ that in process of time,ª¹ after²°² the endª¹¹ of twoª years,ª his bowelsª fell outª° by reason² of¹ his sickness:ª so he diedª° of soreª diseases.ª And his peopleª madeª° no¹ burningª for him, like the burningª of his fathers.ª" {2Ch 21:18-19} + "And when he hath made her to drinkª°¹ the water,ª then it shall come to pass,¹ [that], if¹ she be defiled,ª° and have doneª° trespassª against her husband,ª that the waterª that causeth the curseª° shall enterª° into her, [and become] bitter,ª and her bellyª shall swell,ª° and her thighª shall rot:ª° and the womanª shall be¹ a curseª amongª her people.ª" {Num 5:27} + "Also¹ every¹ sickness,ª and every¹ plague,ª which¹ [is] not¹ writtenª° in the bookª of this¹ law,ª them will the LORDª bringª° upon¹ thee, until¹ thou be destroyed.ª°" {Deu 28:61} + "Andª immediatelyª the angelª of the Lordª smoteª° him,ª becauseªª he gaveª° notª Godª the¹ glory:ª andª he wasª° eaten of worms,ª and gave up the ghost.ª°" {Act 12:23}
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