2 Chronicles 12:14

2 Chronicles 12:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.

Context of 2 Chronicles 12:14

12And when he humbled himself, the anger of Jehovah turned away from him, that he would not destroy him altogether; and also in Judah there were good things. 13And king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned; for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And he did evil, for he applied not his heart to seek Jehovah. 15And the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the words of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogical registers? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. 16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. And Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 12:14 word by word

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ הָרָ֑ע כִּ֣י לֹ֤א הֵכִין֙ לִבּ֔וֹ לִדְר֖וֹשׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ סRead the interlinear

• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:14

• 2 Chronicles 11:16— And after them, those out of all the tribes of Israel that set their heart to seek Jehovah the God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to Jehovah the God of their fathers.
• 2 Chronicles 19:3Nevertheless there are good things found in thee; for thou hast put away the Asherahs out of the land, and hast directed thy heart to seek God.
• 2 Chronicles 30:19that has directed his heart to seek God, Jehovah the God of his fathers, although not according to the purification of the sanctuary.
• 1 Samuel 7:3And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye return to Jehovah with all your heart, put away the strange gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and apply your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
• 1 Chronicles 29:18Jehovah, God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and direct their hearts to thee!
• Psalms 57:7My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing, yea, I will sing psalms.
• Psalms 78:8And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that prepared not their heart, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58So then, my beloved brethren, be firm, immovable, abounding always in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in [the] Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Be vigilant; stand fast in the faith; quit yourselves like men; be strong.
• Deuteronomy 5:29Oh that there were such a heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments continually, that it might be well with them and with their sons for ever!
• Psalms 105:3Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah.
• Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth; I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek me in vain: I [am] Jehovah, speaking righteousness, declaring things which are right.
• Isaiah 55:6Seek ye Jehovah while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near.
• Ezekiel 33:31And they come unto thee as a people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they do them not; for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their dishonest gain.
• Matthew 7:7Ask, and it shall be given to you. Seek, and ye shall find. Knock, and it shall be opened to you.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14He prepared not his heart … - See the margin. Rehoboam‘s sin was want of earnestness and consistency.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1413-14. Rehoboam strengthened ... and reigned--The Egyptian invasion had been a mere predatory expedition, not extending beyond the limits of Judah, and probably, ere long, repelled by the invaded. Rehoboam's government acquired new life and vigor by the general revival of true religion, and his reign continued many years after the departure of Shishak. But he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord--that is, he did not adhere firmly to the good course of…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 12:14

• Heart
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Abijah
• Rehoboam

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