2 Chronicles 12:14

14 And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek Yahweh.

2 Chronicles 12:14 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 12:14

And he did evil
Committed idolatry, relapsed into that, his humiliation not being hearty and sincere:

because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord;
by prayer and supplication, and by an attendance on the service and worship of God; for though he did these things outwardly, yet not sincerely and heartily; he did not engage in them seriously and in good earnest, with affection and fervour.

2 Chronicles 12:14 In-Context

12 And when he humbled himself, the anger of Yahweh was turned away from him, so that he did not destroy [the city] completely. Moreover, matters were well in Judah.

13 So King Rehoboam was strengthened in Jerusalem, and he reigned [there]. Now, Rehoboam [was] forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city where Yahweh had chosen to put his name out of all the tribes of Israel. And the name of his mother [was] Naamah the Ammonite.

14 And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek Yahweh.

15 Now the words of Rehoboam [from] the first to the last, are they not written in the chronicles of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer as a record? And [there were] battles [between] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.

16 And Rehoboam slept with his ancestors, and he was buried in the city of David, and Abijah his son reigned in his place.