2 Chronicles 12:6-7

12:6 The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is just.” ¹  12:7 When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, he gave this message to Shemaiah: ²  “They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them. I will deliver them soon. ³  My anger will not be unleashed against ⁴  Jerusalem through ⁵  Shishak.

2 Chronicles 12:12

12:12 So when Rehoboam ⁶  humbled himself, the Lord relented from his anger and did not annihilate him; ⁷  Judah experienced some good things. ⁸ 

[12:6]  ¹ tn Or “fair,” meaning the Lord’s punishment of them was just or fair.

[12:7]  ² tn Heb “the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying.”

[12:7]  ³ tn Heb “and I will give to them soon deliverance.”

[12:7]  ⁴ tn Or “gush forth upon.”

[12:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “by the hand of.”

[12:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “the anger of the Lord turned from him and did not destroy completely.”

[12:12]  ⁸ tn Heb “and also in Judah there were good things.”