2 Chronicles 12:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty 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.”
2 Chronicles 12:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 12:13 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 12:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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 Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.”
2 Chronicles 12:13 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 12:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. ”
2 Chronicles 12:13 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 12:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And king Rehoboam strengtheneth himself in Jerusalem, and reigneth; for a son of forty and two years <FI>is<Fi> Rehoboam in his reigning, and seventeen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah hath chosen to put His name there, out of all the tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother <FI>is<Fi> Naamah the Ammonitess,”
2 Chronicles 12:13 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 12:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And 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 that Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. ”
2 Chronicles 12:13 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 12:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“So King Rehoboam was strong in Ierusalem and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and fourtie yere olde, when he began to reigne, and reigned seuenteene yeres in Ierusalem, the citie which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his Name there. And his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitesse.”
2 Chronicles 12:13 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 12:13 in Context — 2 Chronicles 12
11 And when the king entered into the house of the Lord, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
12 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.
13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty 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 prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.
15 Now the 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 continually.
What Does 2 Chronicles 12:13 Mean?
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