2 Chronicles 12:14

14 He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the LORD.

2 Chronicles 12:14 in Other Translations

14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.

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

14 But he was an evil king, for he did not seek the LORD with all his heart.

14 But the final verdict on Rehoboam was that he was a bad king - God was not important to him; his heart neither cared for nor sought after God.

14 And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek Jehovah.

14 He did evil things because he was not serious about dedicating himself to serving the LORD.

14 Rehoboam did what was evil, because he did not determine in his heart to seek the Lord.

14 Rehoboam did what was evil. That's because he hadn't worshiped the LORD with all his heart.

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 Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD’s anger turned from him, and he was not totally destroyed. Indeed, there was some good in Judah.

13 King Rehoboam established himself firmly in Jerusalem and continued as king. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.

14 He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the LORD.

15 As for the events of Rehoboam’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer that deal with genealogies? There was continual warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

16 Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Abijah his son succeeded him as king.