2 Chronicles 12:8

2 Chronicles 12:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
• New International Version (NIV)They will, however, become subject to him, so that they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Nevertheless, they shall be servants to him, that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may distinguish My service from the service of the kingdoms of the nations.”

Context of 2 Chronicles 12:8

6So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.” 7When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak. Nevertheless, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.” 9So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made. 10Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.

2 Chronicles 12:8 word by word

כִּ֥י יִהְיוּ־ל֖וֹ לַעֲבָדִ֑ים וְיֵדְעוּ֙ עֲב֣וֹדָתִ֔י וַעֲבוֹדַ֖ת מַמְלְכ֥וֹת הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear

• Neverthelessכִּיkîy · forH3588
• they will becomeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• so that they may learnיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• the difference between serving Meעֲבֹדָה‛ăbôdâh ‛ăbôdâh · serviceH5656
• the kingsמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
• of other landsאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:8

• Nehemiah 9:36So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness— here we are as slaves!
• Isaiah 26:13O LORD our God, other lords besides You have ruled over us, but Your name alone do we confess.
• Deuteronomy 28:47Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
• Judges 3:1These are the nations that the LORD left to test all the Israelites who had not known any of the wars in Canaan,
• Jeremiah 10:24Correct me, O LORD, but only with justice— not in Your anger, or You will bring me to nothing.
• Hosea 8:10Though they hire allies among the nations, I will now round them up, and they will begin to diminish under the oppression of the king of princes.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8They shall be his servants - They shall be preserved, and serve their enemies, that they may see the difference between the service of God and that of man. While they were pious, they found the service of the Lord to be perfect freedom; when they forsook the Lord, they found the fruit to be perfect bondage. A sinful life is both expensive and painful.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8That they may know my service, and the service of the kingdom - i. e., that they may contrast the light burthen of the theocracy with the heavy yoke of a foreign monarch.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-87-8. when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves--Their repentance and contrition was followed by the best effects; for Shemaiah was commissioned to announce that the phial of divine judgment would not be fully poured out on them--that the entire overthrow of the kingdom of Judah would not take place at that time, nor through the agency of Shishak; and yet, although it should enjoy a respite from total subversion, [Judah] should become a tributary…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 12:8

• Egyptians
• Rehoboam
• Repentance
• Shishak
• War

In the dictionaries

• Rehoboam
• Abijah
• Chronicles, Books of
• Shishak
• Temple
• ruin, ruins, ruined

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings