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2 Chronicles 12:14

12 And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.

13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.

15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

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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.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 19:3

    Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:58

    Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

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  • 1 Corinthians 16:13

    Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

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  • Isaiah 45:19

    I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

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  • Ezekiel 33:31

    And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.

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  • Isaiah 55:6–7

    Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:

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  • Psalms 78:37

    For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.

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  • Psalms 105:3–4

    Glory ye in his holy name: let the heart of them rejoice that seek the LORD.

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