2 Chronicles 12:8

Nevertheless they shall be his avadim; that they may differentiate My avodah, and the avodat mamlechut of the lands.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

In Context

7And when Hashem saw that they humbled themselves, the Devar Hashem came to Shema'yah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some peleitah (deliverance, rescue); and My chamah (anger, wrath) shall not be poured out upon Yerushalayim by the yad Shishak.

9So Shishak Melech Mitzrayim came up against Yerushalayim, and carried away the otzerot of the Beis Hashem, and the otzerot Bais HaMelech. He took all; he carried away also the moginei hazahav (shields of gold) which Sh'lomo had made.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:48Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which Hashem shall send against thee, in ra'av (hunger, famine), and in tzama (thirst), and in eirom (nakedness), and in choser (want) of all things; and He shall put an ol barzel (yoke of iron) upon thy tzavvar (neck), until He hath made thee shmad.

Judges 3:2Only so that the dorot of the Bnei Yisroel might have da'as, to teach them milchamah, such as before knew nothing thereof;

Psalms 106:42Their oyevim also oppressed them, 1 and they were brought into subjection under their yad. 1

Jeremiah 10:24Hashem, correct me, but with mishpat; 1 not in Thine anger, lest Thou bring me to nothing. 1

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 12:2-13

Abijah's Reign over Judah. ( b. c. 970.) 1 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. 2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the Lord , 3 With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and… Read the whole commentary →

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