Misinterpretations often treat this as a blanket promise that God will swiftly kill all personal or national enemies of believers, overlooking the specific historical context of Israel's divided kingdom and God's covenantal dealings with its kings; others wrongly apply it to endorse vengeance or presume instant divine retribution in modern conflicts, ignoring biblical calls to love enemies and trust God's timing.
II Chronicles 13:20
King James Version (1769)
20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the Lord struck him, and he died.
This verse underscores God's sovereign judgment and power in upholding His faithful servant Abijah against the idolatrous Jeroboam, ensuring the northern king's defeat and ultimate death without recovery during Abijah's reign, illustrating that divine favor protects and empowers those who trust in the Lord while bringing downfall to persistent rebels against His covenant.