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2 Chronicles covers the reign of Solomon through the fall of Jerusalem and closes with Cyrus's decree (2 Chr 36:23) — identical to the opening of Ezra, creating a canonical seam between exile and return.
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2 Chronicles covers the reign of Solomon through the fall of Jerusalem and closes with Cyrus's decree (2 Chr 36:23) — identical to the opening of Ezra, creating a canonical seam between exile and return.
The Solomonic Temple (chs. 1-9) and the later reforming kings (Jehoshaphat, Hezekiah, Josiah) are placed in the Chronicler's recurring pattern: seek God, experience blessing; forsake God, face judgment. The logic is applied by Jesus and Paul: covenant integrity produces flourishing, covenant infidelity produces decay — both individually and nationally.
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2Chronicles 12:1
Hebrew
וַיְהִי כְּהָכִין מַלְכוּת רְחַבְעָם וּכְחֶזְקָתוֹ עָזַב אֶת־תּוֹרַת יְהוָה וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל עִמּֽוֹ׃vayehiy-khehakhiyn-malekhvt-rechave'am-vkhechezeqatvo-'azav-'et-tvorat-yehvah-vekhal-yishera'el-'imvo
KJV: 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.
AKJV: 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.
ASV: And it came to pass, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of Jehovah, and all Israel with him.
YLT: And it cometh to pass, at the establishing of the kingdom of Rehoboam, and at his strengthening himself, he hath forsaken the law of Jehovah, and all Israel with him.
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:2
Hebrew
וַיְהִי בַּשָּׁנָה הַֽחֲמִישִׁית לַמֶּלֶךְ רְחַבְעָם עָלָה שִׁישַׁק מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם עַל־יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם כִּי מָעֲלוּ בַּיהוָֽה׃vayehiy-vashanah-hachamiyshiyt-lamelekhe-rechave'am-'alah-shiyshaq-melekhe-mitzerayim-'al-yervshalaim-khiy-ma'alv-vayhvah
KJV: 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,
AKJV: 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,
ASV: And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against Jehovah,
YLT: And it cometh to pass, in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, come up hath Shishak king of Egypt against Jerusalem--because they trespassed against Jehovah--
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:2Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 12:2
2Chronicles 12:2 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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,'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:2
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jerusalem
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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,'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:3
Hebrew
בְּאֶלֶף וּמָאתַיִם רֶכֶב וּבְשִׁשִּׁים אֶלֶף פָּרָשִׁים וְאֵין מִסְפָּר לָעָם אֲשֶׁר־בָּאוּ עִמּוֹ מִמִּצְרַיִם לוּבִים סֻכִּיִּים וְכוּשִֽׁים׃ve'elef-vma'tayim-rekhev-vveshishiym-'elef-farashiym-ve'eyn-misefar-la'am-'asher-va'v-'imvo-mimitzerayim-lvviym-sukhiyiym-vekhvshiym
KJV: 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 the Ethiopians.
AKJV: With twelve hundred chariots, and three score thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
ASV: with twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen. And the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.
YLT: with a thousand and two hundred chariots, and with sixty thousand horsemen, and there is no number to the people who have come with him out of Egypt--Lubim, Sukkiim, and Cushim--
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:3Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 12:3
2Chronicles 12:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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 the Ethiopians.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:3
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Egypt
- Lubims
- Sukkiims
- Ethiopians
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 the Ethiopians.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:4
Hebrew
וַיִּלְכֹּד אֶת־עָרֵי הַמְּצֻרוֹת אֲשֶׁר לִֽיהוּדָה וַיָּבֹא עַד־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃vayilekhod-'et-'arey-hametzurvot-'asher-liyhvdah-vayavo'-'ad-yervshalaim
KJV: And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
AKJV: And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem. ¶
ASV: And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.
YLT: and he captureth the cities of the bulwarks that are to Judah, and cometh in unto Jerusalem.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:4Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 12:4
2Chronicles 12:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:4
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Judah
- Jerusalem
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:5
Hebrew
וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָה הַנָּבִיא בָּא אֶל־רְחַבְעָם וְשָׂרֵי יְהוּדָה אֲשֶׁר־נֶאֶסְפוּ אֶל־יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם מִפְּנֵי שִׁישָׁק וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה אַתֶּם עֲזַבְתֶּם אֹתִי וְאַף־אֲנִי עָזַבְתִּי אֶתְכֶם בְּיַד־שִׁישָֽׁק׃vshema'eyah-hanaviy'-va'-'el-rechave'am-vesharey-yehvdah-'asher-ne'esefv-'el-yervshalaim-mifeney-shiyshaq-vayo'mer-lahem-khoh-'amar-yehvah-'atem-'azavetem-'otiy-ve'af-'aniy-'azavetiy-'etekhem-veyad-shiyshaq
KJV: 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.
AKJV: 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 says the LORD, You have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
ASV: Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, Ye have forsaken me, therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
YLT: And Shemaiah the prophet hath come in unto Rehoboam and the heads of Judah who have been gathered unto Jerusalem from the presence of Shishak, and saith to them, `Thus said Jehovah, Ye have forsaken Me, and also, I have left you in the hand of Shishak;'
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:5Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 12:5
2Chronicles 12:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:5
Source lane
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Rehoboam
- Judah
- Shishak
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:6
Hebrew
וַיִּכָּנְעוּ שָׂרֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְהַמֶּלֶךְ וַיֹּאמְרוּ צַדִּיק ׀ יְהוָֽה׃vayikhane'v-sharey-yishera'el-vehamelekhe-vayo'merv-tzadiyq- -yehvah
KJV: Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.
AKJV: Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.
ASV: Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous.
YLT: and the heads of Israel are humbled, and the king, and they say, `Righteous is Jehovah.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:6Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 12:6
2Chronicles 12:6 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:6
Source lane
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:7
Hebrew
וּבִרְאוֹת יְהוָה כִּי נִכְנָעוּ הָיָה דְבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־שְׁמַֽעְיָה ׀ לֵאמֹר נִכְנְעוּ לֹא אַשְׁחִיתֵם וְנָתַתִּי לָהֶם כִּמְעַט לִפְלֵיטָה וְלֹא־תִתַּךְ חֲמָתִי בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בְּיַד־שִׁישָֽׁק׃vvire'vot-yehvah-khiy-nikhena'v-hayah-devar-yehvah-'el-shema'eyah- -le'mor-nikhene'v-lo'-'ashechiytem-venatatiy-lahem-khime'at-lifeleytah-velo'-titakhe-chamatiy-viyrvshalaim-veyad-shiyshaq
KJV: And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
AKJV: And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
ASV: And when Jehovah saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves: I will not destroy them; but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
YLT: And when Jehovah seeth that they have been humbled, a word of Jehovah hath been unto Shemaiah, saying, `They have been humbled; I do not destroy them, and I have given to them as a little thing for an escape, and I pour not out My fury in Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak;
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:7Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 12:7
2Chronicles 12:7 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:7
Source lane
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Shemaiah
- Shishak
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:8
Hebrew
כִּי יִהְיוּ־לוֹ לַעֲבָדִים וְיֵדְעוּ עֲבוֹדָתִי וַעֲבוֹדַת מַמְלְכוֹת הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃khiy-yiheyv-lvo-la'avadiym-veyede'v-'avvodatiy-va'avvodat-mamelekhvot-ha'aratzvot
KJV: Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
AKJV: Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
ASV: Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
YLT: but they become servants to him, and they know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.'
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:8Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 12:8
2Chronicles 12:8 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:8
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:9
Hebrew
וַיַּעַל שִׁישַׁק מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַיִם עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם וַיִּקַּח אֶת־אֹצְרוֹת בֵּית־יְהוָה וְאֶת־אֹֽצְרוֹת בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶת־הַכֹּל לָקָח וַיִּקַּח אֶת־מָגִנֵּי הַזָּהָב אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה שְׁלֹמֹֽה׃vaya'al-shiyshaq-melekhe-mitzerayim-'al-yervshaliam-vayiqach-'et-'otzervot-veyt-yehvah-ve'et-'otzervot-veyt-hamelekhe-'et-hakhol-laqach-vayiqach-'et-maginey-hazahav-'asher-'ashah-shelomoh
KJV: So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
AKJV: So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
ASV: So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king’s house: he took all away: he took away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
YLT: And Shishak king of Egypt cometh up against Jerusalem, and taketh the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king--the whole he hath taken--and he taketh the shields of gold that Solomon had made;
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:9Generated editorial synthesis
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2Chronicles 12:9
2Chronicles 12:9 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:9
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jerusalem
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:10
Hebrew
וַיַּעַשׂ הַמֶּלֶךְ רְחַבְעָם תַּחְתֵּיהֶם מָגִנֵּי נְחֹשֶׁת וְהִפְקִיד עַל־יַד שָׂרֵי הָרָצִים הַשֹּׁמְרִים פֶּתַח בֵּית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃vaya'ash-hamelekhe-rechave'am-tacheteyhem-maginey-nechoshet-vehifeqiyd-'al-yad-sharey-haratziym-hashomeriym-fetach-veyt-hamelekhe
KJV: Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.
AKJV: Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.
ASV: And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, that kept the door of the king’s house.
YLT: and king Rehoboam maketh in their stead shields of brass, and hath given them a charge on the hand of the heads of the runners who are keeping the opening of the house of the king;
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:10Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 12:10
2Chronicles 12:10 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:10
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:11
Hebrew
וַיְהִי מִדֵּי־בוֹא הַמֶּלֶךְ בֵּית יְהוָה בָּאוּ הָרָצִים וּנְשָׂאוּם וֶהֱשִׁבוּם אֶל־תָּא הָרָצִֽים׃vayehiy-midey-vvo'-hamelekhe-veyt-yehvah-va'v-haratziym-vnesha'vm-veheshivvm-'el-ta'-haratziym
KJV: And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
AKJV: And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
ASV: And it was so, that, as oft as the king entered into the house of Jehovah, the guard came and bare them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.
YLT: and it cometh to pass, from the time of the going in of the king to the house of Jehovah, the runners have come in and lifted them up, and brought them back unto the chamber of the runners.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:11Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 12:11
2Chronicles 12:11 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:11
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:12
Hebrew
וּבְהִכָּֽנְעוֹ שָׁב מִמֶּנּוּ אַף־יְהוָה וְלֹא לְהַשְׁחִית לְכָלָה וְגַם בִּֽיהוּדָה הָיָה דְּבָרִים טוֹבִֽים׃vvehikhane'vo-shav-mimenv-'af-yehvah-velo'-lehashechiyt-lekhalah-vegam-viyhvdah-hayah-devariym-tvoviym
KJV: And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
AKJV: And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well. ¶
ASV: And when he humbled himself, the wrath of Jehovah turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things found.
YLT: And in his being humbled, turned back from him hath the wrath of Jehovah, so as not to destroy to completion; and also, in Judah there have been good things.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:12Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 12:12
2Chronicles 12:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:12
Source lane
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Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:13
Hebrew
וַיִּתְחַזֵּק הַמֶּלֶךְ רְחַבְעָם בִּירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם וַיִּמְלֹךְ כִּי בֶן־אַרְבָּעִים וְאַחַת שָׁנָה רְחַבְעָם בְּמָלְכוֹ וּֽשֲׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה ׀ מָלַךְ בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַם הָעִיר אֲשֶׁר־בָּחַר יְהוָה לָשׂוּם אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שָׁם מִכֹּל שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְשֵׁם אִמּוֹ נַעֲמָה הָֽעַמֹּנִֽית׃vayitechazeq-hamelekhe-rechave'am-viyrvshalaim-vayimelokhe-khiy-ven-'areva'iym-ve'achat-shanah-rechave'am-vemalekhvo-vshava'-'eshereh-shanah- -malakhe-viyrvshaliam-ha'iyr-'asher-vachar-yehvah-lashvm-'et-shemvo-sham-mikhol-shivetey-yishera'el-veshem-'imvo-na'amah-ha'amoniyt
KJV: 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.
AKJV: 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.
ASV: 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 Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
YLT: And king Rehoboam strengtheneth himself in Jerusalem, and reigneth; for a son of forty and two years is Rehoboam in his reigning, and seventeen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah hath chosen to put His name there, out of all the tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother is Naamah the Ammonitess,
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:13Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 12:13
2Chronicles 12:13 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:13
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Jerusalem
- Israel
- Ammonitess
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:14
Hebrew
וַיַּעַשׂ הָרָע כִּי לֹא הֵכִין לִבּוֹ לִדְרוֹשׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃vaya'ash-hara'-khiy-lo'-hekhiyn-livvo-lidervosh-'et-yehvah
KJV: And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
AKJV: And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
ASV: And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek Jehovah.
YLT: and he doth the evil thing, for he hath not prepared his heart to seek Jehovah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:14Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 12:14
2Chronicles 12:14 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:14
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:15
Hebrew
וְדִבְרֵי רְחַבְעָם הָרִאשֹׁנִים וְהָאֲחַרוֹנִים הֲלֹא־הֵם כְּתוּבִים בְּדִבְרֵי שְׁמַֽעְיָה הַנָּבִיא וְעִדּוֹ הַחֹזֶה לְהִתְיַחֵשׂ וּמִלְחֲמוֹת רְחַבְעָם וְיָרָבְעָם כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃vediverey-rechave'am-hari'shoniym-veha'acharvoniym-halo'-hem-khetvviym-vediverey-shema'eyah-hanaviy'-ve'idvo-hachozeh-lehiteyachesh-vmilechamvot-rechave'am-veyarave'am-khal-hayamiym
KJV: 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.
AKJV: 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.
ASV: 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.
YLT: And the matters of Rehoboam, the first and the last, are they not written among the matters of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, concerning genealogy? And the wars of Rehoboam and Jeroboam are all the days;
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:15Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 12:15
2Chronicles 12:15 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: '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.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:15
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Rehoboam
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
2Chronicles 12:16
Hebrew
וַיִּשְׁכַּב רְחַבְעָם עִם־אֲבֹתָיו וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּעִיר דָּוִיד וַיִּמְלֹךְ אֲבִיָּה בְנוֹ תַּחְתָּֽיו׃vayishekhav-rechave'am-'im-'avotayv-vayiqaver-ve'iyr-daviyd-vayimelokhe-'aviyah-venvo-tachetayv
KJV: And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
AKJV: And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
ASV: And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
YLT: and Rehoboam lieth with his fathers, and is buried in the city of David, and reign doth Abijah his son in his stead.
Commentary Witness (Generated)2Chronicles 12:16Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 12:16
2Chronicles 12:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:16
Source lane
Apologetics Bible source bundle
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- David
Exposition: 2Chronicles 12:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Citation trailOpen the commentary counts, references, and named sources.
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Canonical references surfaced in commentary
- 2Chronicles 12:1
- 2Chronicles 12:2
- 2Chronicles 12:3
- 2Chronicles 12:4
- 2Chronicles 12:5
- 2Chronicles 12:6
- 2Chronicles 12:7
- 2Chronicles 12:8
- 2Chronicles 12:9
- 2Chronicles 12:10
- 2Chronicles 12:11
- 2Chronicles 12:12
- 2Chronicles 12:13
- 2Chronicles 12:14
- 2Chronicles 12:15
- 2Chronicles 12:16
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Jerusalem
- Egypt
- Lubims
- Sukkiims
- Ethiopians
- Judah
- Rehoboam
- Shishak
- Shemaiah
- Israel
- Ammonitess
- David
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Jonah
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Micah
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Nahum
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Habakkuk
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Zephaniah
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Haggai
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Zechariah
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Malachi
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Matthew
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Mark
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Luke
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John
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Acts
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Romans
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1 Corinthians
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2 Corinthians
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Galatians
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Ephesians
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Philippians
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Colossians
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1 Thessalonians
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2 Thessalonians
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1 Timothy
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2 Timothy
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Titus
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Philemon
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Hebrews
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James
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1 Peter
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2 Peter
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1 John
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2 John
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3 John
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Jude
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Revelation
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Commentary Witness (Generated)
2Chronicles 12:1
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
Canonical locus
2Chronicles 12:1
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