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Indeed, there was some good in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/12.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD’s anger was turned away, and he did not destroy him completely. There were still some good things in the land of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/12.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And when he humbled himself the wrath of the LORD turned from him, so as not to make a complete destruction. Moreover, conditions were good in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy <i>him</i> altogether: and also in Judah things went well.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />When he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, so as not to destroy <i>him</i> completely; and things also went well in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And when he humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, so as not to destroy <i>him</i> completely; and conditions were also good in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And when he humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and also conditions were good in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And when he humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, so as not to destroy <i>him</i> completely; and also conditions were good in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And when he humbled himself, the anger of Yahweh turned away from him, so as not to ruin <i>him</i> completely; and also conditions were good in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />When Rehoboam humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned away from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and also conditions were good in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD’s anger turned away from him, and he did not destroy him completely. Besides that, conditions were good in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD&#8217s anger turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Besides that, conditions were good in Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And when he humbled himself, the wrath of Jehovah turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Rehoboam turned back to the LORD, and so the LORD did not let Judah be completely destroyed, and Judah was prosperous again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />After Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD was no longer angry with him and didn't completely destroy him. So things went well in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Because he submitted to the LORD, the LORD's anger did not completely destroy him, and things went well for Judah. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />After he had humbled himself, the LORD stopped being angry with him, and did not destroy Rehoboam completely. Furthermore, conditions became good in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So when Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD relented from his anger and did not annihilate him; Judah experienced some good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />When he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />When he humbled himself, Yahweh’s wrath turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether. Moreover, there were good things found in Judah. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And in his being humbled, the wrath of YHWH has turned back from him, so as not to destroy to completion; and also, there have been good things in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And in his being humbled, turned back from him hath the wrath of Jehovah, so as not to destroy to completion; and also, in Judah there have been good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And in his humbling himself, the anger of Jehovah turned back from him, and not to destroy to the end: and also in Judah was good words.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But yet because they were humbled, the wrath of the Lord turned away from them, and they were not utterly destroyed: for even in Juda there were found good works. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, because they were humbled, the wrath of the Lord turned away from them, and so they were not utterly destroyed. And indeed, good works were also found in Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Because he had humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned from him so as not to destroy him completely; in Judah, moreover, there was some good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Because he humbled himself the wrath of the LORD turned from him, so as not to destroy them completely; moreover, conditions were good in Judah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />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.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And when he humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned from him, that He would not destroy him altogether; and moreover in Judah there were good things found.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And when he repented, the anger of the Lord turned from him, and did not destroy him utterly; for there were good things in Juda.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=2913" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Egypt Plunders Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would go with him, bearing the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3665.htm" title="3665: ū·ḇə·hik·kā·nə·‘ōw (Conj-w, Prep-b:: V-Nifal-Inf:: 3ms) -- To be humble. A primitive root; properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish.">Because Rehoboam humbled himself,</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap̄- (N-msc) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire.">the anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šāḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">turned away</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·men·nū (Prep:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and He did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: lə·haš·ḥîṯ (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">destroy him completely.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3617.htm" title="3617: lə·ḵā·lāh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Completion, complete destruction, consumption, annihilation. From kalah; a completion; adverb, completely; also destruction."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">Indeed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇā·rîm (N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">conditions</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">were</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·w·ḇîm (Adj-mp) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">good</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: bî·hū·ḏāh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">in Judah.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-25.htm">1 Kings 14:25-28</a></span><br />In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. / He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made. / Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a></span><br />and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-2.htm">2 Chronicles 15:2</a></span><br />So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">2 Chronicles 30:9</a></span><br />For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-12.htm">2 Chronicles 33:12-13</a></span><br />And in his distress, Manasseh sought the favor of the LORD his God and earnestly humbled himself before the God of his fathers. / And when he prayed to Him, the LORD received his plea and heard his petition. So He brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-27.htm">2 Chronicles 34:27</a></span><br />because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-27.htm">1 Kings 21:27-29</a></span><br />When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and fasted. He lay down in sackcloth and walked around meekly. / Then the word of the LORD came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying: / “Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before Me? Because he has humbled himself before Me, I will not bring the calamity during his days, but I will bring it upon his house in the days of his son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></span><br />For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/26-19.htm">Jeremiah 26:19</a></span><br />Did Hezekiah king of Judah or anyone else in Judah put him to death? Did Hezekiah not fear the LORD and seek His favor, and did not the LORD relent of the disaster He had pronounced against them? But we are about to bring great harm on ourselves!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-13.htm">Daniel 9:13</a></span><br />Just as it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us, yet we have not sought the favor of the LORD our God by turning from our iniquities and giving attention to Your truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/2-13.htm">Joel 2:13</a></span><br />So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-14.htm">Luke 18:14</a></span><br />I tell you, this man, rather than the Pharisee, went home justified. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">when</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">2 Chronicles 12:6,7</a></b></br> Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD <i>is</i> righteous… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-12.htm">2 Chronicles 33:12,13</a></b></br> And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></b></br> For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name <i>is</i> Holy; I dwell in the high and holy <i>place</i>, with him also <i>that is</i> of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.</p><p class="hdg">also in Judah things went well.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">2 Chronicles 19:3</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-24.htm">Genesis 18:24</a></b></br> Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that <i>are</i> therein?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/14-13.htm">1 Kings 14:13</a></b></br> And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him: for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found <i>some</i> good thing toward the LORD God of Israel in the house of Jeroboam.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/9-22.htm">Altogether</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/15-13.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-16.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/4-41.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-16.htm">Completion</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-4.htm">Conditions</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-8.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-13.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-18.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-7.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-6.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-5.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-11.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-13.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-10.htm">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-15.htm">Totally</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-19.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/esther/4-14.htm">Altogether</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-16.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-7.htm">Complete</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-10.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-10.htm">Completion</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-11.htm">Conditions</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-10.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-17.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-2.htm">Found</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-2.htm">Good</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-18.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-8.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-1.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-2.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-14.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">Rehoboam</a> <a href="/isaiah/2-18.htm">Totally</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-10.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-10.htm">Wrath</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 12</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-1.htm">Rehoboam, forsaking the Lord, is punished by Shishak</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-5.htm">He and the princes, repenting at the preaching of Shemaiah, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm">are delivered from destruction, but not from spoil</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">The reign and death of Rehoboam</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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However, his act of humbling himself is significant, as humility is a recurring theme in Scripture (<a href="/james/4-10.htm">James 4:10</a>). This act of repentance aligns with the biblical principle that God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (<a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a>). Rehoboam's humility is a turning point, showing that even flawed leaders can seek God's mercy.<p><b>the anger of the LORD turned away from him</b><br>God's anger is often depicted as a response to sin and disobedience (<a href="/deuteronomy/9-8.htm">Deuteronomy 9:8</a>). In this context, it reflects God's justice and holiness. However, God's willingness to turn away His anger upon Rehoboam's repentance demonstrates His mercy and readiness to forgive (<a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Psalm 103:8-12</a>). This turning away of anger is a precursor to the ultimate reconciliation offered through Christ, who bore God's wrath on behalf of humanity (<a href="/romans/5-9.htm">Romans 5:9</a>).<p><b>and He did not destroy him completely</b><br>The phrase indicates that while God allowed consequences for Rehoboam's actions, He spared him from total destruction. This partial judgment is consistent with God's dealings with Israel, where He often disciplines but preserves a remnant (<a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a>). It underscores God's covenant faithfulness and His commitment to His promises, despite human failure.<p><b>Indeed, conditions were good in Judah</b><br>Following Rehoboam's repentance, Judah experienced a period of relative peace and stability. This reflects the biblical principle that obedience to God brings blessing (<a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>). The prosperity in Judah serves as a testament to God's grace and the benefits of aligning with His will. It also foreshadows the peace and restoration that Christ brings to those who follow Him (<a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/rehoboam.htm">Rehoboam</a></b><br>The son of Solomon and king of Judah, whose reign was marked by a division of the kingdom and subsequent challenges, including invasions.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which Rehoboam ruled. It was the center of worship and the location of Jerusalem.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who responds to the actions and attitudes of His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/humbling.htm">Humbling</a></b><br>The act of Rehoboam acknowledging his wrongs and submitting to God's authority, which led to a change in God's response.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/divine_anger_and_mercy.htm">Divine Anger and Mercy</a></b><br>The passage highlights God's anger due to disobedience and His mercy when there is repentance.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_humility.htm">The Power of Humility</a></b><br>Humility before God can change the course of our lives. Rehoboam's example shows that when we humble ourselves, God is willing to turn away His anger and extend mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_conditional_mercy.htm">God's Conditional Mercy</a></b><br>God's mercy is often conditional upon our response to Him. While His love is unconditional, His intervention in our circumstances often requires a heart of repentance and humility.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_leadership.htm">The Importance of Leadership</a></b><br>As leaders, our actions and attitudes can have significant impacts on those we lead. Rehoboam's humility not only affected his own fate but also the conditions in Judah.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_leads_to_restoration.htm">Repentance Leads to Restoration</a></b><br>True repentance involves a change of heart and action, which can lead to restoration and improved conditions, as seen in Judah's experience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>While God is merciful, He is also just. His response to Rehoboam's humility shows that He balances justice with mercy, rewarding those who turn back to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 12</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_rehoboam's_reign_called_evil.htm">2 Chronicles 12:12–14 – Why does the text claim partial repentance yet still list Rehoboam’s reign as evil compared to other biblical narratives?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_judah's_kings_follow_or_stray_from_god.htm">How did Judah's kings follow or stray from God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_shishak's_invasion.htm">2 Chronicles 12:2 - Is there archaeological or historical evidence outside the Bible confirming Shishak's exact invasion details?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_spare_judah_after_intending_punishment.htm">2 Chronicles 12:5-7 - How do we reconcile God's initial intention to punish Judah entirely with His later decision to spare them?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him.</span>--In fulfilment of the promise of <a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm" title="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 on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.">2Chronicles 12:7</a>. This remark, the tone of which is in perfect accord with the chronicler's conception of the real import of Shishak's invasion, is wanting in Kings.<p><span class= "bld">That he would not destroy him.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">and not to destroy.</span> The infinitive is used as in <a href="/2_chronicles/11-22.htm" title="And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brothers: for he thought to make him king.">2Chronicles 11:22</a>.<p><span class= "bld">Altogether.</span>--<span class= "ital">Unto consumption,</span> a phrase only found here and in <a href="/ezekiel/13-13.htm" title="Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in my anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.">Ezekiel 13:13</a>.<p>Omit <span class= "ital">him.</span> A general destruction of the country is meant.<p><span class= "bld">And also in Judah things went well.</span>--<span class= "ital">Moreover in Judah there were good things.</span> Vulg., "siquidem et in Judah inventa sunt opera bona." The fact that faithfulness to Jehovah was still to be found in Judah is alleged as an additional reason why the Lord spared the land. The same phrase, "good things," recurs in a similar sense <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm" title="Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have taken away the groves out of the land, and have prepared your heart to seek God.">2Chronicles 19:3</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - This verse is not in the parallel, but is particularly proper to Chronicles and its uniform tenor. <span class="cmt_word">And also in Judah things went well</span>. The obvious meaning, "and still some good was left in Judah." There was some hopefulness in the situation, and reason for striving mightily "to be watchful, and strengthen the things that remain, that are ready to die" (<a href="/revelation/3-2.htm">Revelation 3:2</a>). The occurrence of <span class="hebrew">לְכָלָה</span> is somewhat against the rendering of "some" in ver. 7 as an adverb of <span class="accented">time.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Because Rehoboam humbled himself,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְהִכָּֽנְע֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·hik·kā·nə·‘ōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3665.htm">Strong's 3665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend the knee, to humiliate, vanquish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the anger</span><br /><span class="heb">אַף־</span> <span class="translit">(’ap̄-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_639.htm">Strong's 639: </a> </span><span class="str2">The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">turned away</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֤ב</span> <span class="translit">(šāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn back, in, to retreat, again</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from him,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(mim·men·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and He did not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">destroy him completely.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהַשְׁחִ֖ית</span> <span class="translit">(lə·haš·ḥîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moreover,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַם֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">conditions</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּבָרִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(də·ḇā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">good</span><br /><span class="heb">טוֹבִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·w·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(bî·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">2 Chronicles 12:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">2 Chronicles 12:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">2 Chronicles 12:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">2 Chronicles 12:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">2 Chronicles 12:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">2 Chronicles 12:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">2 Chronicles 12:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">2 Chronicles 12:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">2 Chronicles 12:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">2 Chronicles 12:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 12:12 When he humbled himself the wrath (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 12:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 12:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 12:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 12:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>