14And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek the LORD.


In Context

11 And it was so, that as oft as the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.

12 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.

13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was forty and one 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 the Ammonitess.

14 And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek the LORD.

15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the manner of genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 12:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:14And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:14He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord .

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:14But he did evil, and did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:14And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek Jehovah.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14And he did evil, for he applied not his heart to seek Jehovah.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14He did that which was evil, because he didn't set his heart to seek Yahweh.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:14and he doth the evil thing, for he hath not prepared his heart to seek Jehovah.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:14And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.