2 Chronicles 12:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him completely; and also conditions improved in Judah.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    When Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD's anger turned away from him, and He did not completely destroy him. Furthermore, there were still good things in Judah.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when he humbled{H3665} himself, the wrath{H639} of Jehovah{H3068} turned{H7725} from him, so as not to destroy{H7843} him altogether:{H3617} and moreover in Judah{H3063} there were good{H2896} things{H1697} [found].

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And when he humbled{H3665}{(H8736)} himself, the wrath{H639} of the LORD{H3068} turned{H7725}{(H8804)} from him, that he would not destroy{H7843}{(H8687)} him altogether{H3617}: and also in Judah{H3063} things{H1697} went well{H2896}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And for so moch as he submytted himselfe, ye wrath of ye LORDE turned fro him, so that all was not destroied: for there was yet some good in Iuda.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And because hee humbled himselfe, the wrath of the Lorde turned from him, that hee woulde not destroy all together; also in Iudah the things prospered.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when he humbled himselfe, the wrath of the Lorde turned from him, that he woulde not destroy altogether: and in Iuda all was well.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When he humbled himself, the wrath of Yahweh turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things [found].

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And in his being humbled, turned back from him hath the wrath of Jehovah, so as not to destroy to completion; and also, in Judah there have been good things.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when he humbled himself, the wrath of Jehovah turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things `found'.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when he humbled himself, the wrath of Jehovah turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things [found] .

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And when he made himself low, the wrath of the Lord was turned back from him, and complete destruction did not come on him, for there was still some good in Judah.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When he humbled himself, the wrath of Yahweh turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things [found].

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So when Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD relented from his anger and did not annihilate him; Judah experienced some good things.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 19:3 : 3 Nevertheless, there are good things found in you, in that you have removed the groves out of the land and have prepared your heart to seek God.
  • 1 Kgs 14:13 : 13 And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.
  • 2 Chr 12:6-7 : 6 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves, and they said, The LORD is righteous. 7 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.
  • Gen 18:24 : 24 Suppose there are fifty righteous within the city; will you also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are within it?
  • 2 Chr 33:12-13 : 12 And when he was in distress, he sought the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. 13 And he prayed to him, and he was entreated of him and heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God.
  • Isa 6:13 : 13 But yet a tenth will be in it, and it will return, and be consumed; as a terebinth tree or as an oak, whose stump remains when it is cut down. So the holy seed shall be its stump.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
  • Lam 3:22 : 22 It is because of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, for His compassions never fail.
  • Lam 3:33 : 33 For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the children of men.
  • Lam 3:42 : 42 We have transgressed and rebelled; You have not pardoned.
  • 1 Pet 5:6 : 6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Chr 12:5-8
    4 verses
    80%

    5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah, who were gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, Thus says the LORD, You have forsaken me, and therefore I also have left you in the hand of Shishak.

    6 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves, and they said, The LORD is righteous.

    7 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.

    8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

  • 2 Chr 32:25-26
    2 verses
    76%

    25 But Hezekiah did not repay the benefit done to him, for his heart was proud, therefore wrath was upon him and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

    26 However, Hezekiah humbled himself for the pride of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the LORD did not come upon them in the days of Hezekiah.

  • 2 Chr 12:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

    2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,

  • 2 Chr 12:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13 So 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 which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put His name there. And his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.

    14 And he did evil because he did not prepare his heart to seek the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 12:11
    73%

    11 And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them and brought them back into the guard chamber.

  • 1 Kgs 12:17
    73%

    17 But as for the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

  • 1 Kgs 12:26-27
    2 verses
    72%

    26 And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom shall return to the house of David.

    27 If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people shall turn again to their lord, even to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.

  • 2 Chr 33:12
    72%

    12 And when he was in distress, he sought the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

  • 2 Kgs 23:26
    71%

    26 Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn from the fierceness of His great wrath, with which His anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations with which Manasseh had provoked Him.

  • 2 Chr 36:12-13
    2 verses
    70%

    12 And he did evil in the sight of the LORD his God, and did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, who spoke from the mouth of the LORD.

    13 And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God; but he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart from turning to the LORD God of Israel.

  • 2 Chr 34:26-27
    2 verses
    70%

    26 And as for the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of the LORD, so shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD God of Israel concerning the words which you have heard;

    27 Because your heart was tender, and you humbled yourself before God, when you heard his words against this place and against the inhabitants of it, and humbled yourself before me, and tore your clothes, and wept before me; I have even heard you also, says the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 10:17
    70%

    17 But as for the children of Israel who dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

  • 2 Kgs 22:18-19
    2 verses
    70%

    18 But to the king of Judah who sent you to inquire of the LORD, thus shall you say to him, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, As for the words which you have heard;

    19 Because your heart was tender, and you have humbled yourself before the LORD, when you heard what I spoke against this place, and against its inhabitants, that they should become a desolation and a curse, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you, says the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 12:22-24
    3 verses
    70%

    22 But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

    23 Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

    24 Thus says the LORD, You shall not go up nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel. Return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me. Therefore they listened to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.

  • 2 Chr 11:3
    70%

    3 Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

  • 2 Chr 30:12
    70%

    12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.

  • 1 Kgs 12:20
    70%

    20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come again, they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel; there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

  • 2 Chr 21:12
    69%

    12 Elijah the prophet sent him a letter, saying, "This is what the LORD, the God of David your father, says: Because you have not followed the ways of Jehoshaphat your father or Asa king of Judah,

  • Jer 26:19
    69%

    19 Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Did he not fear the LORD, and implore the LORD, and the LORD relented of the evil which he had pronounced against them? Thus we might bring great evil against ourselves.

  • 1 Kgs 12:15
    69%

    15 Therefore the king did not listen to the people, for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform His word, which the LORD spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

  • 1 Kgs 12:12-13
    2 verses
    69%

    12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.

    13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men that they gave him,

  • 2 Chr 19:3
    69%

    3 Nevertheless, there are good things found in you, in that you have removed the groves out of the land and have prepared your heart to seek God.

  • 1 Kgs 14:29
    69%

    29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

  • 1 Kgs 14:21
    69%

    21 And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD chose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah, an Ammonitess.

  • 1 Kgs 12:3
    69%

    3 that they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

  • 2 Chr 13:18
    68%

    18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.

  • 2 Kgs 14:27
    68%

    27 And the LORD did not say that He would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven, but He saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.

  • 2 Kgs 18:7
    68%

    7 The LORD was with him; he prospered wherever he went, and he rebelled against the king of Assyria and did not serve him.

  • 1 Kgs 21:29
    68%

    29 Do you see how Ahab humbles himself before me? Because he humbles himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days; but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his house.

  • 2 Chr 29:10
    68%

    10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that His fierce wrath may turn away from us.

  • 2 Chr 15:15
    68%

    15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought Him with their whole desire; and He was found by them: and the LORD gave them rest all around.

  • 2 Chr 33:19
    68%

    19 Also his prayer, how God was entreated of him, all his sin and trespass, and the places where he built high places and set up groves and carved images, before he humbled himself, are written among the sayings of the seers.

  • Jer 26:13
    67%

    13 Therefore now amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will relent of the evil that he has pronounced against you.

  • 2 Chr 10:13
    67%

    13 And the king answered them roughly, and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men.

  • Ps 78:38
    67%

    38 But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and did not destroy them: yes, many a time he turned away his anger, and did not stir up all his wrath.

  • 1 Kgs 12:1
    67%

    1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.

  • Ezek 17:14
    67%

    14 That the kingdom might be lowly, that it might not lift itself up, but by keeping his covenant it might stand.