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that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/12.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may distinguish My service from the service of the kingdoms of the nations.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But they will become his slaves, so that they may learn <i>the difference between</i> My service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/12.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But they will become his slaves so that they may learn the difference between My service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But they will become his slaves so that they may learn <i>the difference between</i> My service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But they will become his slaves so that they may know <i>the difference between</i> My slavery and the slavery of the kingdoms of the countries.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless they will become his slaves, so that they may know [the difference between] My service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, they will become his servants so that they may recognize the difference between serving me and serving the kingdoms of other lands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, they will become his servants so that they may recognize the difference between serving Me and serving the kingdoms of other lands.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/12.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />he will conquer and rule them. Then my people will know what it's like to serve a foreign king instead of serving me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/12.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But they will become his servants so that they can learn the difference between serving me and serving foreign kings."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />but Shishak will conquer them, and they will learn the difference between serving me and serving earthly rulers." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/12.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless, they will become his slaves so they may learn to differentiate between what it means to serve me and to serve the kingdoms of these nations." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/12.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yet they will become his subjects, so they can experience how serving me differs from serving the surrounding nations." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/12.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />but they become servants to him, and they know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> but they become servants to him, and they know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For they shall be to him for servants; and they shall know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.<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 they shall serve him, that they may know the difference between my service, and the service of a kingdom of the earth. <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, they shall serve him, so that they may know the difference between my servitude, and the servitude of a kingdom of the lands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/12.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But they shall be his servants. Then they will know what it is to serve me and what it is to serve the kingdoms of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Nevertheless they shall be his servants, so that they may know the difference between serving me and serving the kingdoms of other lands.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/12.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/12.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Nevertheless they shall be servants, and know my service, and the service of the kings of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/12-8.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=2867" 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">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. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Nevertheless,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">they will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">his</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">servants,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: wə·yê·ḏə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">so that they may learn</a> <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm" title="5656: ‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏā·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind.">the difference between serving Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/5656.htm" title="5656: wa·‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏaṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Labor, service. Or mabowdah; from abad; work of any kind.">and serving</a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">the kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of other lands.”</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="/exodus/14-12.htm">Exodus 14:12</a></span><br />Did we not say to you in Egypt, ‘Leave us alone so that we may serve the Egyptians’? For it would have been better for us to serve the Egyptians than to die in the wilderness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47-48</a></span><br />Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance, / you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/2-22.htm">Judges 2:22</a></span><br />In this way I will test whether Israel will keep the way of the LORD by walking in it as their fathers did.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-11.htm">1 Samuel 8:11-18</a></span><br />He said, “This will be the manner of the king who will reign over you: He will take your sons and appoint them to serve his own chariots and horses, and to run in front of his chariots. / He will appoint some for himself as commanders of thousands and of fifties, and others to plow his ground, to reap his harvest, and to make his weapons of war and equipment for his chariots. / And he will take your daughters to be perfumers, cooks, and bakers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-6.htm">1 Kings 9:6-9</a></span><br />But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, / then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-5.htm">Isaiah 10:5-6</a></span><br />Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath. / I will send him against a godless nation; I will dispatch him against a people destined for My rage, to take spoils and seize plunder, and to trample them down like clay in the streets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-12.htm">Jeremiah 27:12</a></span><br />And to Zedekiah king of Judah I spoke the same message: “Put your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon; serve him and his people, and live!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-32.htm">Ezekiel 20:32-33</a></span><br />When you say, ‘Let us be like the nations, like the peoples of the lands, serving wood and stone,’ what you have in mind will never come to pass. / As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, with a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will rule over you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-11.htm">Daniel 9:11-12</a></span><br />All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You. / You have carried out the words spoken against us and against our rulers by bringing upon us a great disaster. For under all of heaven, nothing has ever been done like what has been done to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/8-13.htm">Hosea 8:13</a></span><br />Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29-30</a></span><br />Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-34.htm">John 8:34</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-16.htm">Romans 6:16-18</a></span><br />Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness? / But thanks be to God that, though you once were slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were committed. / You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-21.htm">1 Corinthians 7:21-23</a></span><br />Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity. / For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave. / You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-1.htm">Galatians 5:1</a></span><br />It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.</p><p class="hdg">Nevertheless</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/9-36.htm">Nehemiah 9:36</a></b></br> Behold, we <i>are</i> servants this day, and <i>for</i> the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we <i>are</i> servants in it:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/26-13.htm">Isaiah 26:13</a></b></br> O LORD our God, <i>other</i> lords beside thee have had dominion over us: <i>but</i> by thee only will we make mention of thy name.</p><p class="hdg">that they may</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47</a></b></br> Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all <i>things</i>;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/3-1.htm">Judges 3:1</a></b></br> Now these <i>are</i> the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, <i>even</i> as many <i>of Israel</i> as had not known all the wars of Canaan;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/10-24.htm">Jeremiah 10:24</a></b></br> O LORD, correct me, but with judgment; not in thine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/11-23.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/leviticus/20-25.htm">Difference</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-14.htm">Different</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-6.htm">However</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-30.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-26.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-20.htm">Learn</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-6.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-7.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-4.htm">Service</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-14.htm">Serving</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-9.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-18.htm">Subject</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-14.htm">Yoke</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">Countries</a> <a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Difference</a> <a href="/esther/1-7.htm">Different</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-34.htm">However</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-10.htm">Kingdoms</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-11.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/esther/2-11.htm">Learn</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">Nevertheless</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-8.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-10.htm">Service</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-24.htm">Serving</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-10.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/psalms/18-43.htm">Subject</a> <a href="/job/1-3.htm">Yoke</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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Historically, this refers to the Israelites becoming subjugated to Shishak, the king of Egypt, as a consequence of their disobedience to God. This servitude is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where God allows foreign powers to dominate Israel as a form of discipline (<a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Judges 2:14</a>). Theologically, it underscores the sovereignty of God in using even foreign rulers to accomplish His purposes.<p><b>so that they may learn the difference</b><br>This part of the verse highlights the educational purpose behind the judgment. The Israelites are to gain understanding through their experience of servitude. Biblically, God often uses trials to teach His people important lessons (<a href="/hebrews/12-11.htm">Hebrews 12:11</a>). The concept of learning through hardship is a common biblical theme, emphasizing that God's discipline is meant to bring about repentance and growth.<p><b>between serving Me</b><br>Serving God is depicted throughout Scripture as a relationship of covenant and blessing. In the context of the Old Testament, serving God involves obedience to His laws and commands, which are designed for the well-being of His people (<a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12-13</a>). The service to God is characterized by freedom, peace, and prosperity when the covenant is upheld.<p><b>and serving the kings of other lands.</b><br>This phrase contrasts the service to God with the service to earthly rulers. Historically, serving foreign kings often meant harsh oppression and heavy burdens, as seen in the Israelites' experience in Egypt before the Exodus (<a href="/exodus/1-13.htm">Exodus 1:13-14</a>). Theologically, this serves as a warning against idolatry and turning away from God, as such actions lead to bondage and suffering. The difference between serving God and serving human rulers is a recurring theme, emphasizing the superiority of God's rule and the futility of relying on human powers (<a href="/1_samuel/8-10.htm">1 Samuel 8:10-18</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 is marked by a division of the kingdom and subsequent invasion by Shishak, king of Egypt.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/shishak.htm">Shishak</a></b><br>The king of Egypt who invaded Judah during Rehoboam's reign, taking treasures from the temple and the royal palace.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, ruled by Rehoboam, which faced consequences due to the king's and the people's unfaithfulness to God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The capital city of Judah, where the temple of the Lord was located and which was plundered by Shishak.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_prophets.htm">The Prophets</a></b><br>Specifically, Shemaiah, who warned Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah about the consequences of their unfaithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_consequences.htm">Understanding Consequences</a></b><br>God's allowance of servitude under Shishak serves as a lesson in the consequences of turning away from Him. It is a reminder that our choices have spiritual and practical repercussions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_true_service.htm">The Nature of True Service</a></b><br>Serving God is fundamentally different from serving earthly powers. God's service is rooted in love, freedom, and purpose, while earthly service often leads to bondage and loss.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_humility.htm">Repentance and Humility</a></b><br>Rehoboam and the leaders humbled themselves, which led to a measure of deliverance. This teaches the importance of humility and repentance in restoring our relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mercy.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mercy</a></b><br>Even in judgment, God’s mercy is evident. He allows consequences to teach and guide His people back to Him, demonstrating His sovereign control and loving discipline.<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_does_2_chron_10_differ_from_1_kings_12.htm">(2 Chronicles 10) Why do some details in this chapter differ from or omit parts of the parallel account in 1 Kings 12?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_1_chr_18_12_and_2_sam_8_13_differ.htm">Why does 1 Chronicles 18:12 credit Abishai with killing 18,000 Edomites, while 2 Samuel 8:13 attributes the same victory to David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/1_chron_18_4_vs_2_sam_8_4__7,000_or_1,700.htm">In 1 Chronicles 18:4, how do we reconcile the figure of 7,000 horsemen with 2 Samuel 8:4, which mentions 1,700 instead?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_many_famine_years_for_david.htm">God sent his prophet to threaten David with how many years of famine? Seven (2 Samuel 24:13) Three (I Chronicles 21:12)</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>(8) <span class= "bld">Nevertheless they shall be<span class= "ital">.</span></span><span class= "ital">--For they shall become servants </span>(<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> tributaries) <span class= "ital">to him;</span> scil., for a while.<p><span class= "bld">That they may know</span> (or, <span class= "ital">discern</span>) <span class= "bld">my service, and the service of the kingdoms.</span>--That they may learn by experience the difference between the easy yoke of their God, and the heavy burden of foreign tyranny, which was entailed upon them by deserting Him.<p><span class= "bld">Kingdoms of the countries.</span>--See <a href="/1_chronicles/29-30.htm" title="With all his reign and his might, and the times that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries.">1Chronicles 29:30</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - The genius of this verse, nevertheless, will quite admit of the Authorized Version rendering, proposed to be superseded in the last verse. This says life shall be spared, but still severe moral reckoning (that of servitude in a sense and tributariness) shall be taken with the transgressors and forsakers of the Lord! The contrast of God's service and that of men and the world again touchingly recalls the words of Christ (<a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/12-8.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">Nevertheless,</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will become</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<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">his servants,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַעֲבָדִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that they may learn</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיֵדְעוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yê·ḏə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the difference between serving</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲב֣וֹדָתִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏā·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5656.htm">Strong's 5656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Work of any kind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Me and serving</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲבוֹדַ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5656.htm">Strong's 5656: </a> </span><span class="str2">Work of any kind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the kings</span><br /><span class="heb">מַמְלְכ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mam·lə·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of other lands.”</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ă·rā·ṣō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">2 Chronicles 12:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">2 Chronicles 12:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">2 Chronicles 12:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">2 Chronicles 12:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">2 Chronicles 12:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">2 Chronicles 12:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">2 Chronicles 12:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">2 Chronicles 12:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">2 Chronicles 12:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">2 Chronicles 12:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 12:8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants that (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 12:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 12:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 12:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 12:9" /></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>