2 Chronicles 12:6

4 And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came to Jerusalem.

5 Then ^aShemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, who were gathered together in Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says the Lord: ‘You have forsaken Me, and therefore I also have left you in the hand of Shishak.’ ”

6 So the leaders of Israel and the king ^ahumbled themselves; and they said, ^b“The Lord is righteous.”

7 Now when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, ^athe word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance. My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

8 Nevertheless ^athey will be his servants, that they may distinguish ^bMy service from the service of the kingdoms of the nations.”

9 ^aSo Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house; he took everything. He also carried away the gold shields which Solomon had ^bmade.

Verse Comparison: 2 Chronicles 12:6

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American Standard Version
Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous.

Amplified® Bible
Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, The Lord is righteous.

Contemporary English Version
Rehoboam and the leaders were sorry for what they had done and admitted, "The LORD is right. We have deserted him."

Darby English Version
And the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous.

Good News Bible
The king and the leaders admitted that they had sinned, and they said, "What the LORD is doing is just."

King James Version
Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.

New American Standard Bible
So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The LORD is righteous."

New International Version
The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The LORD is just."

New King James Version
So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “The LORD is righteous.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The LORD has righteousness."

Revised Standard Version
Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The LORD is righteous."

Young's Literal Translation
and the heads of Israel are humbled, and the king, and they say, `Righteous `is' Jehovah.'

New English Translation
The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”¹

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