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22 During Rehoboam’s reign, the people of Judah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, provoking his anger with their sin, for it was even worse than that of their ancestors.

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22 Judah(A) did evil in the eyes of the Lord. By the sins they committed they stirred up his jealous anger(B) more than those who were before them had done.

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22 And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.

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Egypt Invades Judah

12 But when Rehoboam was firmly established and strong, he abandoned the Law of the Lord, and all Israel followed him in this sin.

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Shishak Attacks Jerusalem(A)

12 After Rehoboam’s position as king was established(B) and he had become strong,(C) he and all Israel[a](D) with him abandoned(E) the law of the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 12:1 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles

12 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.

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22 What? Do we dare to rouse the Lord’s jealousy? Do you think we are stronger than he is?

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22 Are we trying to arouse the Lord’s jealousy?(A) Are we stronger than he?(B)

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22 Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

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58 They angered God by building shrines to other gods;
    they made him jealous with their idols.

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58 They angered him(A) with their high places;(B)
    they aroused his jealousy with their idols.(C)

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58 For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

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All day long they insult me to my face
    by worshiping idols in their sacred gardens.
    They burn incense on pagan altars.
At night they go out among the graves,
    worshiping the dead.
They eat the flesh of pigs
    and make stews with other forbidden foods.

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a people who continually provoke me
    to my very face,(A)
offering sacrifices in gardens(B)
    and burning incense(C) on altars of brick;
who sit among the graves(D)
    and spend their nights keeping secret vigil;
who eat the flesh of pigs,(E)
    and whose pots hold broth of impure meat;

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A people that provoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon altars of brick;

Which remain among the graves, and lodge in the monuments, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable things is in their vessels;

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14 But he was an evil king, for he did not seek the Lord with all his heart.

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

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14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.

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19 But even the people of Judah refused to obey the commands of the Lord their God, for they followed the evil practices that Israel had introduced.

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19 and even Judah did not keep the commands of the Lord their God. They followed the practices Israel had introduced.(A)

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19 Also Judah kept not the commandments of the Lord their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.

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30 But Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, even more than any of the kings before him.

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30 Ahab son of Omri did more(A) evil in the eyes of the Lord than any of those before him.

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30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him.

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You have done more evil than all who lived before you. You have made other gods for yourself and have made me furious with your gold calves. And since you have turned your back on me,

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You have done more evil(A) than all who lived before you.(B) You have made for yourself other gods, idols(C) made of metal; you have aroused(D) my anger and turned your back on me.(E)

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But hast done evil above all that were before thee: for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behind thy back:

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