2 Chronicles 12:14

In 11 translations

BSB

And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.

KJV

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

WEB

He did that which was evil, because he didn’t set his heart to seek Yahweh.

ASV

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

LSV

and he does evil, for he has not prepared his heart to seek YHWH.

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

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

GNV

And he did euill: for hee prepared not his heart to seeke the Lord.

JPS

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

LXXE

And he did evil, for he directed not his heart to seek the Lord.

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WLC

וַיַּ֖עַשׂ הָרָ֑ע כִּ֣י לֹ֤א הֵכִין֙ לִבּ֔וֹ לִדְר֖וֹשׁ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἐποίησε τὸ πονηρὸν, ὅτι οὐ κατεύθυνε τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ ἐκζητῆσαι τὸν κύριον.

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• 2 Chronicles 19:3However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• Isaiah 55:6–7Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Let the wicked man forsake his own way and the unrighteous man his own thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our…
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
• Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, from a place in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a wasteland.’ I, the LORD, speak the truth; I say what is right.
• Ezekiel 33:31So My people come to you as usual, sit before you, and hear your words; but they do not put them into practice. Although they express love with their mouths, their hearts pursue dishonest gain.
• Psalms 78:37Their hearts were disloyal to Him, and they were unfaithful to His covenant.
• Psalms 105:3–4Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.
• 2 Chronicles 11:16Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
• Psalms 78:8Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.
• 2 Chronicles 30:19who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”
• Matthew 7:7Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
• Psalms 57:7My heart is steadfast, O God, my heart is steadfast. I will sing and make music.
• Deuteronomy 5:29If only they had such a heart to fear Me and keep all My commandments always, so that it might be well with them and with their children forever.
• 1 Chronicles 29:18O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.
• 1 Samuel 7:3Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him…

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