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2 Chronicles 12:14

12 Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.

13 Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.

And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.

15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.

16 And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.

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BSB
And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
KJV
And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
WEB
He did that which was evil, because he didn’t set his heart to seek the LORD.
ASV
And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek Jehovah.
DARBY
And he did evil, for he applied not his heart to seek Jehovah.
BLB
And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek YHWH.
ÅB
Han gjorde hva ondt var; for han vendte ikke sitt hjerte til å søke Herren.
OTB
Han handlet ondt fordi han ikke satte sitt hjerte på å søke Herren.
B1930
Han gjorde hvad ondt var; for han vendte ikke sitt hjerte til å søke Herren.

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