2 Chronicles 12:12
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Chronicles 12:12 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Chronicles 12:12 is a verse from the book of 2 Chronicles in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also i..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Chronicles 12:12 — 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. and also...: or, and yet in Judah there were good things”
— 2 Chronicles 12:12 (KJV)
2 Chronicles 12:12 in Context — About the Book of 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles follows the kings of Judah from Solomon's temple dedication to the Babylonian exile, spotlighting every revival along the way. Its most quoted promise — if my people humble themselves and pray — remains the Bible's clearest formula for national and personal restoration.
Cross-References for 2 Chronicles 12:12
“And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves unto them: they turned quickly out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; but they did not so.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 12:12: lord, turned, would
“Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children. light: Heb. candle, or, lamp”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 12:12: lord, would, destroy
“After these things the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place, whither he himself would come.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 12:12: himself, lord, would
“Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities. present: Heb. found images: Heb. statues until...: Heb. until to make an end”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 12:12: turned, destroy, also
“And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.”
Shares key themes with 2 Chronicles 12:12: lord, also, went
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