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 Living Translation (NLT)But he was an evil king, for he did not seek the Lord with all his heart.

Context of 2 Chronicles 12:14

12When 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. 13Thus King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned. Now Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king; and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord. 15The acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. 16So Rehoboam rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David. Then Abijah his son reigned in his place.

2 Chronicles 12:14 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• evilרַעra‛ râ‛âh · bad: evilH7451
• because he preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: establishH3559
• not his heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• to seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:14

• 2 Chronicles 11:16And after the Levites left, those from all the tribes of Israel, such as set their heart to seek the Lord God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.
• 2 Chronicles 19:3Nevertheless good things are found in you, in that you have removed the wooden images from the land, and have prepared your heart to seek God.”
• 2 Chronicles 30:19who prepares his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he is not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.”
• 1 Samuel 7:3Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you return to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve Him only; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
• 1 Chronicles 29:18O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You.
• Psalms 57:7My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and give praise.
• Psalms 78:8And may not be like their fathers, A stubborn and rebellious generation, A generation that did not set its heart aright, And whose spirit was not faithful to God.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong.
• Deuteronomy 5:29Oh, that they had such a heart in them that they would fear Me and always keep all My commandments, that it might be well with them and with their children forever!
• Psalms 105:3Glory in His holy name; Let the hearts of those rejoice who seek the Lord!
• Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, In a dark place of the earth; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in vain’; I, the Lord, speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while He may be found, Call upon Him while He is near.
• Ezekiel 33:31So they come to you as people do, they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words, but they do not do them; for with their mouth they show much love, but their hearts pursue their own gain.
• Matthew 7:7“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will 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