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2 Chronicles 15:6

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And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
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  1. Luke 21:22–24Rank 1 from verse 6
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    22For these be the days of vengeance, that all things which are written may be fulfilled.

    23But woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck, in those days! for there shall be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people.

    24And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

  2. 2 Chronicles 12:15Rank 2 from verse 6
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    15Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

  3. 2 Chronicles 13:17Rank 3 from verse 6
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    17And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

  4. 2 Chronicles 33:11Rank 4 from verse 6
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    11¶ Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

  5. 2 Chronicles 36:17Rank 5 from verse 6
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    17Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave them all into his hand.

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2 Chronicles 15:6

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destroyed

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Past-tense or past-participial form of destroy. Sense 1: Ruined, demolished, consumed, or laid waste. Sense 2: Killed or cut off. Sense 3: Caused a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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vex

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To trouble, distress, afflict, harass, or oppress.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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5And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.

6And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.

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7Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

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