2 Chronicles 12:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

but they become servants to him, and they know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.'

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 28:47-48 : 47 `Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things -- 48 thou hast served thine enemies, whom Jehovah sendeth against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in lack of all things; and he hath put a yoke of iron on thy neck, till He hath destroyed thee.
  • Isa 26:13 : 13 O Jehovah our God, lords have ruled us besides Thee, Only, by Thee we make mention of Thy name.
  • Jer 10:24 : 24 Chastise me, O Jehovah, only in judgment, Not in Thine anger, lest Thou make me small.
  • Hos 8:10 : 10 Also though they hire among nations, Now I gather them, and they are pained a little, From the burden of a king of princes.
  • Judg 3:1 : 1 And these `are' the nations which Jehovah left, to try Israel by them, all who have not known all the wars of Canaan;
  • Neh 9:36 : 36 `Lo, we -- to-day -- `are' servants, and the land that Thou hast given to our fathers, to eat its fruit and its good -- lo, we `are' servants on it,

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    7And they speak unto him, saying, `If, to-day, thou art servant to this people, and hast served them, and answered them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.'

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    9And Shishak king of Egypt cometh up against Jerusalem, and taketh the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king -- the whole he hath taken -- and he taketh the shields of gold that Solomon had made;

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    21their sons who are left behind them in the land, whom the sons of Israel have not been able to devote -- he hath even lifted up `on' them a tribute of service unto this day.

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