Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
A Lesson in Servitude
Commentators unanimously explain that God allowed Judah to become servants to Egypt for a specific, educational purpose. By experiencing the 'heavy yoke' and 'bitter' servitude of a foreign king, they would learn to appreciate the 'easy yoke' and 'light burden' of serving God, which they had taken for granted.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
2 Chronicles
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
6
Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 12:8
18th Century
Theologian
That they may know my service, and the service of the kingdom - that is, that they may contrast the light burden of the theocracy with the h…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 12:8
19th Century
Bishop
Nevertheless they shall be.—For they shall become servants (that is, tributaries) to him; namely, for a…
Charles Spurgeon
On 2 Chronicles 12:8
19th Century
Preacher
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
The Lord'…
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 12:8
17th Century
Pastor
Nevertheless, they shall be his servants
tributaries to the king of Egypt:
that they may know my …
Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 12:1–16
17th Century
Minister
When Rehoboam was so strong that he supposed he had nothing to fear from Jeroboam, he cast off his outward profession of godliness. It is very comm…