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.
2 Chronicles 12:8 in other translations
| BSB | Nevertheless, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.” |
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| WEB | Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.” |
| ASV | Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries. |
| YLT | but they become servants to him, and they know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.' |
| DARBY | Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries. |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries. |
What does 2 Chronicles 12:8 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 12:7-8
7-8. when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves--Their repentance and contrition was followed by the best effects; for Shemaiah was commissioned to announce that the phial of divine judgment would not be fully poured out on them--that the entire overthrow of the kingdom of Judah would not take place at that time, nor through the agency of Shishak; and yet, although it should enjoy a respite from total…
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Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
2 Chronicles 12:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 12:8
- Deuteronomy 28:47-48
Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
- Isaiah 26:13
O Lord our God, other lords beside thee have had dominion over us: but by thee only will we make mention of thy name.
- Jeremiah 10:24
O Lord, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.
- Hosea 8:10
Yea, though they have hired among the nations, now will I gather them, and they shall sorrow a little for the burden of the king of princes.
- Judges 3:1
Now these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan;
- Nehemiah 9:36
Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it:
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 12:7
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.
- 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.
- 2 Chronicles 12:9
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.
2 Chronicles 12:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Empero serán sus siervos; para que sepan qué es servirme á mí, y servir á los reinos de las naciones. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | mais ils lui seront asservis, et ils connaîtront ce que c’est que mon service, et le service des royaumes des pays. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Doch sollen sie ihm zu Knechten sein, damit sie meinen Dienst kennen lernen und den Dienst der Königreiche der Länder. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Verumtamen servient ei, ut sciant distantiam servitutis meæ, et servitutis regni terrarum. |