2 Chronicles 12:12

2 Chronicles 12:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
• New International Version (NIV)Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger turned from him, and he was not totally destroyed. Indeed, there was some good in Judah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when he humbled himself the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to make a complete destruction. Moreover, conditions were good in Judah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and things also went well in Judah.

Context of 2 Chronicles 12:12

10Then King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guards who guarded the entrance of the king’s house. 11As often as the king entered the house of the Lord, the guards came and carried them and then brought them back into the guards’ room. And when he humbled himself, the anger of the Lord turned away from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and conditions were also good in Judah. 13So King Rehoboam became powerful in Jerusalem and reigned there. For Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen from all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. 14But he did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the Lord.

2 Chronicles 12:12 word by word

וּבְהִכָּֽנְע֗וֹ שָׁ֤ב מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ אַף־יְהוָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית לְכָלָ֑ה וְגַם֙ בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה הָיָ֖ה דְּבָרִ֥ים טוֹבִֽים׃ סRead the interlinear

• when he humbledכָּנַעkâna‛ · be humbleH3665
• himself, the angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• turnedשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
• from him, so as not to destroyשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• completelyכָּלָהkâlâh · consumptionH3617
• and conditionsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• were alsoגַּםgam · alsoH1571
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• in Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:12

• 2 Chronicles 12:6So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is righteous.”
• 2 Chronicles 33:12When he was in distress, he appeased the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
• Isaiah 57:15For this is what the high and exalted One Who lives forever, whose name is Holy, says: “I dwell in a high and holy place, And also with the contrite and lowly of spirit In order to revive the spirit of the lowly And to revive the heart of the contrite.
• Lamentations 3:22The Lord’s acts of mercy indeed do not end, For His compassions do not fail.
• 1 Peter 5:6Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time,
• 2 Chronicles 19:3But there is some good in you, for you have removed the Asheroth from the land and you have set your heart to seek God.”
• Genesis 18:24Suppose there are fifty righteous people within the city; will You indeed sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of the fifty righteous who are in it?
• 1 Kings 14:13Then all Israel will mourn for him and bury him, for he alone of Jeroboam’s family will come to the grave, because in him something good was found toward the Lord God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
• Isaiah 6:13Yet there will still be a tenth portion in it, And it will again be subject to burning, Like a terebinth or an oak Whose stump remains when it is cut down. The holy seed is its stump.”

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12:12

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12When Rehoboam repented, God allowed good things to stay in Jerusalem: The people's repentance Their decision to seek the Lord The continuation of worship (see 2 Chronicles 19:3)Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him--The promise (2Ch 12:7) was verified. Divine providence preserved the kingdom in existence, a reformation was made in the court, while true religion and piety were diffused throughout the land. 2Ch 12:13-16. His Reign and Death.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 12:12

• Rehoboam
• Repentance
• War

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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