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2 Chronicles 21 General Notes
Special concepts in this chapter
Evil
Doing evil causes the country to decline. Jehoshaphat's son was evil. Edom and Libna successfully revolted against him, the Arabs plundered him and he died of an intestinal disease. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil)
Important figures of speech in this chapter
Simile
The author compares worship of Baal to being a prostitute: "to act like a prostitute." Idolatry by the people of God is often pictured as prostitution. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile and rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/peopleofgod)