2 Chronicles
King James Version (KJV)
2 Chronicles 12:8
“Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”
King James Version (KJV)
2 Chronicles 12:8 Context
5Then 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. 6Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous. 7And 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. 8Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries. 9So 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. 10Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's house. 11And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
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Other Translations for 2 Chronicles 12:8
Neuerthelesse they shalbe his seruants, that they may know my seruice, and the seruice of the kingdomes of the countreys.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
"But they will become his slaves so that they may learn {the difference between} My service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
- American Standard Version (1901)
But still they will become his servants, so that they may see how different my yoke is from the yoke of the kingdoms of the lands.
- Basic English Bible
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
- Darby Bible
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
- Webster's Bible
Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries."
- World English Bible
but they become servants to him, and they know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible Commentary for 2 Chronicles 12:8
Wesley's Notes for 2 Chronicles 12:8
12:8 May know - That they may experimentally know the difference between my yoke and the yoke of a foreign and idolatrous prince.
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