2 Chronicles 12:14–15
And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.
And hee did euill, because hee ‖prepared not his heart to seeke the LORD.
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Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
Now the acts of Rehoboam first and last, are they not written in the †booke of Shemaiah the Prophet, and of Iddo the Seer, concerning genealogies? and there were warres betweene Rehoboam & Ieroboam continually.
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From verse 14
- 2 Chronicles 19:3Rank 1 from verse 14
3Nevertheless 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.
3Neuerthelesse, there *are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groues out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seeke God.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58Rank 2 from verse 14
58Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
58Therefore my beloued brethren, be yee stedfast, vnmoueable, alwayes abounding in the worke of the Lord, forasmuch as you know that your labour is not in vaine in the Lord.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13Rank 3 from verse 14
- Ezekiel 33:31Rank 4 from verse 14
31And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness.
31†‖†And they come vnto thee as the people commeth, and they sit before thee as my people, and they heare thy words, but they will not doe them: for with their mouth they shew much loue, but their heart goeth after their couetousnesse.
- Isaiah 45:19Rank 5 from verse 14
19I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the Lord speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.
19*I haue not spoken in secret, in a darke place of the earth: I said not vnto the seed of Iacob, Seeke ye mee in vaine: I the LORD speake righteousnesse, I declare things that are right.
- Isaiah 55:6–7Rank 6 from verse 14
6¶ Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
6¶ Seeke ye the LORD, while he may be found, call ye vpon him while he is neere.
7††Let the wicked forsake his way, & the vnrighteous man his thoughts: and let him returne vnto the LORD, and he will haue mercie vpon him, and to our God, for hee will abundantly pardon.
- 2 Chronicles 11:16Rank 7 from verse 14
16And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the Lord God of their fathers.
16And after them out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seeke the LORD God of Israel, came to Ierusalem, to sacrifice vnto the LORD God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 30:19Rank 8 from verse 14
- Psalms 105:3–4Rank 9 from verse 14
- Psalms 78:37Rank 10 from verse 14
- Psalms 78:8Rank 11 from verse 14
8And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
8†And might not bee as their fathers, a stubborne and rebellious generation, a generation that set not their heart aright: and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
- 1 Chronicles 29:18Rank 12 from verse 14
18O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
18O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac and of Israel our fathers, keepe this for euer in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and ‖prepare their heart vnto thee:
- 1 Samuel 7:3Rank 13 from verse 14
3¶ And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
3¶ And Samuel spake vnto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye doe returne vnto the LORD with all your hearts, then *put away the strange gods, and *Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts vnto the LORD, and *serue him onely: & he will deliuer you out of the hand of the Philistines.
- Deuteronomy 5:29Rank 14 from verse 14
29O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever!
29O that there were such an heart in them, that they would feare me, and keepe my commandements alwayes, that it might bee well with them, and with their children for euer.
- Matthew 7:7Rank 15 from verse 14
- Psalms 57:7Rank 16 from verse 14
From verse 15
- 2 Chronicles 9:29Rank 1 from verse 15
29¶ Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, first and last, are they not written in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer against Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
29¶ Now the rest of the *actes of Solomon first and last, are they not written in the †booke of Nathan the Prophet, and in the prophesie of Ahiiah the Shilonite, and in the visions of *Iddo the Seer, against Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat?
- 2 Chronicles 12:5Rank 2 from verse 15
5¶ Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
5¶ Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the Princes of Iudah that were gathered together to Ierusalem because of Shishak, and said vnto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye haue forsaken me, and therfore haue I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
- 1 Kings 12:22Rank 3 from verse 15
- 2 Chronicles 13:22Rank 4 from verse 15
- 1 Kings 14:29–30Rank 5 from verse 15
29¶ Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
30And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
29¶ Nowe the rest of the actes of Rehoboam, and all that hee did, are they not written in the booke of the Chronicles of the kings of Iudah?
30And there was warre betweene Rehoboam and Ieroboam all their dayes.
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2 Chronicles 12:14
Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.
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The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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2 Chronicles 12:15
Deeds, actions, or things done.
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At the end or after all others; latest or final.
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Past-tense or past-participial form of write (to set down, record, or communicate in letters or writing).
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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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A person who declares or bears a message as divinely inspired, including one who foretells, whether truly or falsely.
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A prophet; an earlier Israelite title for one called a prophet.
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concerning
Regarding, relating to, or about.
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genealogies
Records or accounts of ancestral descent and family lineage.
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Armed conflicts, hostilities, or campaigns of fighting.
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In the space, relation, or distinction separating two or more.
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continually
1. Repeatedly, habitually, or at every appointed recurrence. 2. Without pause or cessation during the period stated.
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12:13¶ So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
12:13¶ So king Rehoboam strengthened himselfe in Ierusalem, and reigned: for *Rehoboam was one and fourty yeeres olde when hee began to reigne, and he reigned seuenteen yeeres in Ierusalem, the citie which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his Name there: and his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitesse.
12:14And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.
12:14And hee did euill, because hee ‖prepared not his heart to seeke the LORD.
Selected passage12:15Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
12:15Now the acts of Rehoboam first and last, are they not written in the †booke of Shemaiah the Prophet, and of Iddo the Seer, concerning genealogies? and there were warres betweene Rehoboam & Ieroboam continually.
Selected passage12:16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
12:16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid, and Abiiah his sonne reigned in his stead.