Christian Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 12:7
7When the Lord saw that they had humbled themselves, the Lord’s message came to Shemaiah: “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them but will grant them a little deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.
2 Chronicles 12:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
- New International Version (NIV)When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah: “Since they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them but will soon give them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah: "They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance. My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
Context of 2 Chronicles 12:7
5Then the prophet Shemaiah went to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, “This is what the Lord says: You have abandoned me; therefore, I have abandoned you to Shishak.” 6So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is righteous.” When the Lord saw that they had humbled themselves, the Lord’s message came to Shemaiah: “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them but will grant them a little deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak. 8However, they will become his servants so that they may recognize the difference between serving me and serving the kingdoms of other lands.” 9So King Shishak of Egypt went to war against Jerusalem. He seized the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the treasuries of the royal palace. He took everything. He took the gold shields that Solomon had made.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 122 Chronicles 12:7 word by word
וּבִרְא֤וֹת יְהוָה֙ כִּ֣י נִכְנָ֔עוּ הָיָה֩ דְבַר־יְהוָ֨ה אֶל־שְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה׀ לֵאמֹ֛ר נִכְנְע֖וּ לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֨י לָהֶ֤ם כִּמְעַט֙ לִפְלֵיטָ֔ה וְלֹא־תִתַּ֧ךְ חֲמָתִ֛י בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּיַד־שִׁישָֽׁק׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And when the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
- that they humbledכָּנַעkâna‛ · be humbleH3665
- themselves, the wordדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- came to Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֫הוּshema‛yâh shema‛yâhû · ShemaiahH8098
- sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- I will not destroyשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
- them, but I will grantנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- them someמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
- deliveranceפְּלֵיטָהpelêyţâh pelêţâh · survivorH6413
- and my wrathחֵמָהchêmâh chêmâ' · rageH2534
- shall not be poured outנָתַךְnâthak · to pourH5413
- upon Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- by the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
- of Shishakשִׁישַׁקshîyshaq shûshaq · ShishakH7895
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:7
- 2 Chronicles 32:26Then Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart — he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem — so the Lord’s wrath didn’t come on them during Hezekiah’s lifetime.
- 2 Chronicles 33:12When he was in distress, he sought the favor of the Lord his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his ancestors.
- Exodus 10:3So Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to humble yourself before me? Let my people go, that they may worship me.
- Leviticus 26:40“But when they confess their iniquity and the iniquity of their ancestors — their unfaithfulness that they practiced against me, and how they acted with hostility toward me,
- 1 Kings 8:37When there is famine in the land, when there is pestilence, when there is blight or mildew, locust or grasshopper, when their enemy besieges them in the land and its cities, when there is any plague or illness,
- Psalms 78:34When he killed some of them, the rest began to seek him; they repented and searched for God.
- Jeremiah 13:15Listen and pay attention. Do not be proud, for the Lord has spoken.
- Jeremiah 44:10They have not become humble to this day, and they have not feared or followed my instruction or my statutes that I set before you and your ancestors.
- Daniel 5:22“But you his successor, Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.
- Hosea 5:15I will depart and return to my place until they recognize their guilt and seek my face; they will search for me in their distress.
- Luke 18:14I tell you, this one went down to his house justified rather than the other, because everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”
- James 4:6But he gives greater grace. Therefore he says: God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble.
- Exodus 9:27Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron. “I have sinned this time,” he said to them. “The Lord is the righteous one, and I and my people are the guilty ones.
- Judges 1:7Adoni-bezek said, “Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to pick up scraps under my table. God has repaid me for what I have done.” They brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
- Job 33:27He will look at men and say, “I have sinned and perverted what was right; yet I did not get what I deserved.
- Psalms 129:4The Lord is righteous; he has cut the ropes of the wicked.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Compare the repentance of Ahab (marginal reference) and that of the Ninevites Jonah 3:5-10 which produced similar revocations of divine decrees that had been pronounced by the mouth of a prophet. Some deliverance - Rather, “deliverance for a short space” (see the margin). Because of the repentance, the threat cf immediate destruction was withdrawn; but the menace was still left impending, that the people might be the more moved to contrition and amendment.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7Shemaiah's speech outlines the elements needed in Solomon's prayer during the temple's dedication (2 Chronicles 7:14). The leaders of Israel humbled themselves, and Jerusalem was spared from judgment.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
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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
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