2 Chronicles 21:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,”
2 Chronicles 21:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Chronicles 21:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Chronicles 21:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A letter came to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, “Yahweh, the God of David your father, says, ‘Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat your father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,”
2 Chronicles 21:12 — World English Bible
2 Chronicles 21:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah, ”
2 Chronicles 21:12 — American Standard Version
2 Chronicles 21:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And there cometh in unto him a writing from Elijah the prophet, saying, `Thus said Jehovah, God of David thy father, Because that thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, and in the ways of Asa king of Judah,”
2 Chronicles 21:12 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 21:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet saying, Thus saith Jehovah, theGod of David thy father: Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah, ”
2 Chronicles 21:12 — Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 21:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And there came a writing to him from Elijah the Prophet, saying, Thus sayth the Lord God of Dauid thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the wayes of Iehoshaphat thy father, nor in the wayes of Asa King of Iudah,”
2 Chronicles 21:12 — Geneva Bible
2 Chronicles 21:12 in Context — 2 Chronicles 21
10 So the Edomites revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. The same time also did Libnah revolt from under his hand; because he had forsaken the Lord God of his fathers.
11 Moreover he made high places in the mountains of Judah, and caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to commit fornication, and compelled Judah thereto.
12 And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the Lord God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,
13 But hast walked in the way of the kings of Israel, and hast made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to go a whoring, like to the whoredoms of the house of Ahab, and also hast slain thy brethren of thy father’s house, which were better than thyself:
14 Behold, with a great plague will the Lord smite thy people, and thy children, and thy wives, and all thy goods:
What Does 2 Chronicles 21:12 Mean?
2 Chronicles 21:12 is a verse from the Book of 2 Chronicles, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 2 Chronicles chapter 21. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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