2 Chronicles 12:6 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, 'The LORD is righteous.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

The writer is showing how Israel's leaders admitted their wrongdoing and acknowledged that God was right to discipline them.

📚 Historical Context

This occurred during King Rehoboam's reign when the Egyptian pharaoh Shishak invaded Judah as divine judgment for their unfaithfulness. The prophet Shemaiah had just delivered God's message explaining why this invasion was happening - because they had abandoned the Lord. Faced with this truth, the king and his officials responded with humility rather than defiance.

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