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the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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2 Chronicles 12:12

Rehoboam humbled himself, and the Lord stopped being angry with him. So he did not completely destroy Rehoboam. There was some good in Judah.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Rehoboam;   Repentance;   War;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Egypt;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Rehoboam;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Shishak;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Libya;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Rehoboam,;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Rehoboam ;   Shemaiah ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Judah the kingdom of;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Altogether;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger turned away from him, and he did not destroy him completely. Besides that, conditions were good in Judah.
Hebrew Names Version
When he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Yehudah there were good things [found].
King James 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.
English Standard Version
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 Century Version
When Rehoboam was sorry for what he had done, the Lord held his anger back and did not fully destroy Rehoboam. There was some good in Judah.
New English Translation
So when Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord relented from his anger and did not annihilate him; Judah experienced some good things.
Amplified Bible
When Rehoboam humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned away from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and also conditions were good in Judah.
New American Standard Bible
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.
World English Bible
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].
Geneva Bible (1587)
And because hee humbled himselfe, the wrath of the Lorde turned from him, that hee woulde not destroy all together. And also in Iudah the things prospered.
Legacy Standard Bible
And when he humbled himself, the anger of Yahweh turned away from him, so as not to ruin him completely; and also conditions were good in Judah.
Berean Standard Bible
Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Moreover, conditions were good in Judah.
Contemporary English Version
Rehoboam turned back to the Lord , and so the Lord did not let Judah be completely destroyed, and Judah was prosperous again.
Complete Jewish Bible
After he humbled himself, the anger of Adonai turned away from him, so that he did not altogether destroy him; moreover, some good things were found in Y'hudah.
Darby Translation
And 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.
George Lamsa Translation
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.
Good News Translation
Because he submitted to the Lord , the Lord 's anger did not completely destroy him, and things went well for Judah.
Lexham English Bible
And when he humbled himself, the anger of Yahweh was turned away from him, so that he did not destroy the city completely. Moreover, matters were well in Judah.
Literal Translation
And when he was humbled, the wrath of Jehovah turned away from him, so as not to destroy him completely. And also good things were found in Judah.
Miles 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.
American Standard Version
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
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.
Bishop's 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.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when he humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned from him, that He would not destroy him altogether; and moreover in Judah there were good things found.
King James Version (1611)
And when he humbled himselfe, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, that hee would not destroy him altogether: and also in Iudah things went well.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when he repented, the anger of the Lord turned from him, and did not destroy him utterly; for there were good things in Juda.
English Revised Version
And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things [found].
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Netheles for thei weren mekid, the ire of the Lord was turned a wei fro hem, and thei weren not don a wei outirli; for good werkis weren foundyn also in Juda.
Update Bible Version
And 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].
Webster's Bible Translation
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 King James Version
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.
New Living Translation
Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord 's anger was turned away, and he did not destroy him completely. There were still some good things in the land of Judah.
New Life Bible
When Rehoboam put away his pride, the Lord's anger turned away from him. He was not destroyed. And things were good in Judah.
New Revised Standard
Because he humbled himself the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to destroy them completely; moreover, conditions were good in Judah.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, when he humbled himself, then turned from him the anger of Yahweh, that he would not destroy, to make an end, - moreover also, in Judah, there were some good things.
Douay-Rheims Bible
But yet because they were humbled, the wrath of the Lord turned away from them, and they were not utterly destroyed: for even in Juda there were found good works.
Revised Standard Version
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.
Young's Literal Translation
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.
THE MESSAGE
Because Rehoboam was repentant, God 's anger was blunted, so he wasn't totally destroyed. The picture wasn't entirely bleak—there were some good things going on in Judah.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And when he humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and also conditions were good in Judah.

Contextual Overview

1 Rehoboam became a strong king and made his kingdom strong. Then Rehoboam and the whole tribe of Judah refused to obey the law of the Lord . 2 During the fifth year that Rehoboam was king, Shishak king of Egypt came to attack Jerusalem. This happened because Rehoboam and the people of Judah rebelled against the Lord . 3 Shishak had 1200 chariots, 60,000 horse riders, and an army that no one could count. In Shishak's large army there were Libyan soldiers, Sukkite soldiers, and Ethiopian soldiers. 4 Shishak defeated the strong cities of Judah. Then Shishak brought his army to Jerusalem. 5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah. The leaders of Judah had gathered together in Jerusalem because they all were afraid of Shishak. Shemaiah said to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, "This is what the Lord says: ‘Rehoboam, you and the people of Judah have left me and refused to obey my law. So now I will leave you to face Shishak without my help.'" 6 Then the leaders of Judah and King Rehoboam were sorry and humbled themselves. They said, "The Lord is right." 7 The Lord saw that the king and the leaders of Judah had humbled themselves. Then the message from the Lord came to Shemaiah. The Lord said, "The king and the leaders humbled themselves. So I will not destroy them, but I will save them soon. I will not use Shishak to pour out my anger on Jerusalem. 8 But the people of Jerusalem will become Shishak's servants. This will happen so that they may learn that serving me is different from serving the kings of other nations." 9 Shishak took the treasures from the Lord 's Temple and from the king's palace. He also took the gold shields that Solomon had made. 10 King Rehoboam made more shields to put in their places, but they were made from bronze. He gave them to the guards on duty at the palace gates.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: 2 Chronicles 12:6, 2 Chronicles 12:7, 2 Chronicles 33:12, 2 Chronicles 33:13, Isaiah 57:15, Lamentations 3:22, Lamentations 3:33, Lamentations 3:42, 1 Peter 5:6

also in Judah things went well: or, yet in Judah there were good things, 2 Chronicles 19:3, Genesis 18:24, 1 Kings 14:13, Isaiah 6:13

Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:41 - humbled 2 Chronicles 30:11 - humbled themselves

Cross-References

Genesis 12:8
Then he left that place and traveled to the mountains east of Bethel. He set up his tent there. Bethel was to the west, and Ai was to the east. Abram built another altar at that place to honor the Lord , and he worshiped the Lord there.
Genesis 12:10
During this time there was not enough food in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to live.
Genesis 20:11
Then Abraham said, "I thought no one in this place respected God. I thought someone would kill me to get Sarah.
Genesis 26:7
His wife Rebekah was very beautiful. The men of that place asked Isaac about Rebekah. He said, "She is my sister." He was afraid to tell them Rebekah was his wife. He was afraid the men would kill him so that they could have her.
1 Samuel 27:1
But David thought to himself, "Saul will catch me some day. The best thing I can do is to escape to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will give up looking for me in Israel. That way I will escape from Saul."
Proverbs 29:25
Fear can be a trap, but if you trust in the Lord , you will be safe.
Matthew 10:28
"Don't be afraid of people. They can kill the body, but they cannot kill the soul. The only one you should fear is God, the one who can send the body and the soul to be destroyed in hell.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when he humbled himself,.... That is, Rehoboam; or broke his heart, as the Targum, was of a contrite spirit seemingly, for it was merely external:

the wrath of the Lord turned from him; which appeared by the departure of Shishak's army:

that he would not destroy him altogether; or make an utter destruction of him and his people:

and also in Judah things went well; prospered and succeeded after this affair of Shishak was over: or "in Judah there were good things" p; there were some good men, priests, Levites, and many of the common people, that did good things, kept up and abode by the pure worship and service of God; and which was another reason why the Lord would not destroy them altogether now, see Genesis 18:31.

p דברים טובים "opera bona", V. L. "res bonae", Tigurine version, Vatablus, Rambachius.


 
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