2 Chronicles 12 · Verse 8

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, King James Version

2 Chronicles 12:8 in other translations

BSBNevertheless, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.”
WEBNevertheless they will be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”
ASVNevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
YLTbut they become servants to him, and they know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.'
DARBYNevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
BBEBut 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.
WebsterNevertheless 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's Commentary
Verse 8 They shall be his servants - They shall be preserved, and serve their enemies, that they may see the difference between the service of God and that of man. While they were pious, they found the service of the Lord to be perfect freedom; when they forsook the Lord, they found the fruit to be perfect bondage. A sinful life is both expensive and painful.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 12:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֥יkiforH3588
יִהְיוּ\־yih.yu-they will becomeH1961
ל֖וֹloof him
לַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.Dim<into> subjectsH5650
וְיֵדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'Uso they may knowH3045
עֲב֣וֹדָתִ֔יa.Vo.da.Tiservice myH5656
וַעֲבוֹדַ֖תva.'a.vo.Datand [the] service ofH5656
מַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.Khot[the] kingdoms ofH4467
הָאֲרָצֽוֹת\׃\ \סha.'a.ra.Tzotthe landsH776

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Nevertheless.
Ne 9:36; Isa 26:13
that they may.
De 28:47; Jud 3:1; Jer 10:24; Ho 8:10

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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.

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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.
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.