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and they said, The LORD <i>is</i> righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “The LORD <i>is</i> righteous.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, &#8220The LORD is righteous.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “Yahweh is righteous.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, &#8220Yahweh is righteous.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Rehoboam and the leaders were sorry for what they had done and admitted, "The LORD is right. We have deserted him." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the commanders of Israel and the king humbled themselves. "The LORD is right!" they said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The king and the leaders admitted that they had sinned, and they said, "What the LORD is doing is just." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />In response, the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and declared, "The LORD is righteous."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, ?The LORD is righteous.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The LORD is just."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, "The LORD is righteous."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Upon which the princes of Israel, and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “Yahweh is righteous.” <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 the heads of Israel are humbled—and the king—and they say, “YHWH [is] righteous.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the heads of Israel are humbled, and the king, and they say, 'Righteous is Jehovah.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the chiefs of Israel, and the king, will humble themselves; and they will say, Jehovah is just.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the princes of Israel, and the king, being in a consternation, said: The Lord is just. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the leaders of Israel, and the king, being in consternation, said, “The Lord is just.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the commanders of Israel and the king humbled themselves saying, “The LORD is in the right.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the officers of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is in the right.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said: 'The LORD is righteous.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the elders of Israel and the king were ashamed, and said, The Lord <i>is</i> righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/12-6.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=2842" 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">Shishak Raids Jerusalem</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’ ” <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8269.htm" title="8269: śā·rê- (N-mpc) -- Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince. From sarar; a head person.">So the leaders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: wə·ham·me·leḵ (Conj-w, Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">and the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/3665.htm" title="3665: way·yik·kā·nə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be humble. A primitive root; properly, to bend the knee; hence, to humiliate, vanquish.">humbled themselves</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said,</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.">“The LORD is</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: ṣad·dîq (Adj-ms) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">righteous.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.…<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="/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="/proverbs/3-34.htm">Proverbs 3:34</a></span><br />He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.<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="/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/14-11.htm">Luke 14:11</a></span><br />For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who 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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/21-29.htm">1 Kings 21:29</a></span><br />“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="/2_kings/22-19.htm">2 Kings 22:19</a></span><br />because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you 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="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Isaiah 66:2</a></span><br />Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-10.htm">Jeremiah 44:10</a></span><br />To this day they have not humbled themselves or shown reverence, nor have they followed My instruction or the statutes that I set before you and your fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-22.htm">Daniel 5:22</a></span><br />But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/5-15.htm">Hosea 5:15</a></span><br />Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/3-12.htm">Zephaniah 3:12</a></span><br />But I will leave within you a meek and humble people, and they will trust in the name of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-4.htm">Matthew 18:4</a></span><br />Therefore, whoever humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.</p><p class="hdg">humbled</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/11-2.htm">2 Chronicles 11:2</a></b></br> But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/12-22.htm">1 Kings 12:22</a></b></br> But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,</p><p class="hdg">Ye have forsaken me</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/12-1.htm">2 Chronicles 12:1,2</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/15-2.htm">2 Chronicles 15:2</a></b></br> And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD <i>is</i> with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15</a></b></br> But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:</p><p class="hdg">left you</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/24-14.htm">2 Samuel 24:14</a></b></br> And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies <i>are</i> great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-33.htm">Psalm 37:33</a></b></br> The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/8-9.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-10.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-10.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-11.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-5.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-23.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-13.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-13.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/1_kings/12-28.htm">Whereupon</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/17-2.htm">Chiefs</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-7.htm">Heads</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm">Humbled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-12.htm">Leaders</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-7.htm">Princes</a> <a href="/ezra/9-15.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/job/38-6.htm">Whereupon</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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In the context of <a href="/2_chronicles/12.htm">2 Chronicles 12</a>, Rehoboam had led Judah into sin, which resulted in Shishak, the king of Egypt, attacking Jerusalem. The act of humbling themselves is a response to the prophetic warning given by Shemaiah, a prophet of the Lord. This humility is a key theme throughout the Bible, as seen in passages like <a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm">2 Chronicles 7:14</a>, where God promises to heal the land if His people humble themselves. The leaders' and king's humility is a turning point that averts complete destruction, showing the importance of repentance and submission to God's will.<p><b>and said, “The LORD is righteous.”</b><br>This declaration acknowledges God's justice and righteousness in allowing Shishak's invasion as a consequence of their unfaithfulness. It reflects an understanding that God's actions are always just, even when they involve discipline. This acknowledgment is crucial in the biblical narrative, as it aligns with the broader scriptural theme that God is righteous in all His ways (<a href="/psalms/145-17.htm">Psalm 145:17</a>). The leaders' confession mirrors the sentiments found in <a href="/daniel/9-14.htm">Daniel 9:14</a>, where Daniel acknowledges God's righteousness in allowing Israel's exile. This phrase also points to the character of God as a righteous judge, a theme that is fulfilled in the New Testament through Jesus Christ, who embodies God's righteousness and offers redemption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/r/rehoboam.htm">Rehoboam</a></b><br>The king of Judah, son of Solomon, whose reign is marked by a division of the kingdom and subsequent invasion by Egypt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/leaders_of_israel.htm">Leaders of Israel</a></b><br>The officials and elders who served under King Rehoboam and were responsible for guiding the nation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/shishak.htm">Shishak</a></b><br>The king of Egypt who invaded Judah during Rehoboam's reign, as a consequence of the nation's unfaithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, which faced the threat of invasion and plundering by Shishak.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who is acknowledged as righteous by Rehoboam and the leaders in their moment of humility.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_humility.htm">The Importance of Humility</a></b><br>Rehoboam and the leaders' acknowledgment of God's righteousness came through their humility. In times of crisis, recognizing our dependence on God is crucial.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_righteousness.htm">God's Righteousness</a></b><br>The declaration "The LORD is righteous" serves as a reminder of God's just nature. Even in judgment, His actions are fair and aimed at bringing His people back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>The invasion by Shishak was a direct result of Judah's unfaithfulness. This serves as a warning about the consequences of turning away from God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_leads_to_restoration.htm">Repentance Leads to Restoration</a></b><br>The humility and repentance of Rehoboam and the leaders led to a measure of deliverance. God responds to genuine repentance with mercy and grace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_accountability.htm">Leadership and Accountability</a></b><br>The leaders' role in acknowledging God's righteousness highlights the responsibility of those in authority to lead by example in spiritual matters.<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/how_to_reconcile_1_kings_14_contradictions.htm">How can this narrative be reconciled with other biblical or historical records that appear to contradict 1 Kings 14?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_punish_all_for_rehoboam's_sin.htm">2 Chronicles 12:2 – Why would God punish an entire nation for Rehoboam’s personal disobedience? </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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_psalm_150_1_relevant_today.htm">How does Psalm 150:1 remain relevant when the 'sanctuary' no longer exists as it did in ancient times?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">Whereupon.</span>--<span class= "ital">And.</span><p><span class= "bld">The princes of Israel.</span>--See Note on <a href="/2_chronicles/12-1.htm" title="And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.">2Chronicles 12:1</a>. "princes of <span class= "ital">Judah</span> ". (<a href="/2_chronicles/12-5.htm" title="Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, Thus said the LORD, You have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.">2Chronicles 12:5</a>) is the meaning.<p><span class= "bld">Humbled themselves.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">bowed</span> (<a href="/2_chronicles/7-14.htm" title="If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.">2Chronicles 7:14</a>). (Comp. <a href="/context/jonah/3-5.htm" title="So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them.">Jonah 3:5-6</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">The Lord is righteous.</span>--Comp. <a href="/exodus/9-27.htm" title="And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said to them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.">Exodus 9:27</a> (the exclamation of Pharaoh); and <a href="/ezra/9-15.htm" title="O LORD God of Israel, you are righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before you in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before you because of this.">Ezra 9:15</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - Note, as very apt parallel passages, <a href="/jeremiah/13-15.htm">Jeremiah 13:15, 18</a>; <a href="/exodus/9-27.htm">Exodus 9:27</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/12-6.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">So the leaders</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרֵֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8269.htm">Strong's 8269: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the king</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">humbled themselves</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yik·kā·nə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<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">and said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“The LORD [is]</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</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">righteous.”</span><br /><span class="heb">צַדִּ֥יק ׀</span> <span class="translit">(ṣad·dîq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> </span><span class="str2">Just, righteous</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">2 Chronicles 12:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">2 Chronicles 12:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">2 Chronicles 12:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">2 Chronicles 12:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">2 Chronicles 12:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">2 Chronicles 12:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">2 Chronicles 12:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">2 Chronicles 12:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">2 Chronicles 12:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">2 Chronicles 12:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/12-6.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 12:6 Then the princes of Israel and (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 12:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 12:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 12:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 12:7" /></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>