2 Chronicles 12:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
2 Chronicles 12:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 12:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 12:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath won’t be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.”
2 Chronicles 12:7 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 12:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when Jehovah saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves: 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. ”
2 Chronicles 12:7 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 12:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And when Jehovah seeth that they have been humbled, a word of Jehovah hath been unto Shemaiah, saying, `They have been humbled; I do not destroy them, and I have given to them as a little thing for an escape, and I pour not out My fury in Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak;”
2 Chronicles 12:7 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 12:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And when Jehovah saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves: I will not destroy them, but I will grant them a little deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. ”
2 Chronicles 12:7 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 12:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when the Lord sawe that they humbled themselues, the worde of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They haue humbled theselues, therefore I will not destroy them, but I will sende them deliuerance shortly, and my wrath shall not bee powred out vpon Ierusalem by the hand of Shishak.”
2 Chronicles 12:7 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 12:7 in Context — 2 Chronicles 12
5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also 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.
9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
What Does 2 Chronicles 12:7 Mean?
2 Chronicles 12:7 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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