2nd Chronicles Chapter 12 verse 8 Holy Bible
Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
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But still they will become his servants, so that they may see how different my yoke is from the yoke of the kingdoms of the lands.
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Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
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Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
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Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
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Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
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but they become servants to him, and they know My service, and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.'
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 8. - The genius of this verse, nevertheless, will quite admit of the Authorized Version rendering, proposed to be superseded in the last verse. This says life shall be spared, but still severe moral reckoning (that of servitude in a sense and tributariness) shall be taken with the transgressors and forsakers of the Lord! The contrast of God's service and that of men and the world again touchingly recalls the words of Christ (Matthew 11:28-30).
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(8) Nevertheless they shall be.--For they shall become servants (i.e., tributaries) to him; scil., for a while.That they may know (or, discern) my service, and the service of the kingdoms.--That they may learn by experience the difference between the easy yoke of their God, and the heavy burden of foreign tyranny, which was entailed upon them by deserting Him.Kingdoms of the countries.--See 1Chronicles 29:30.
