2 Chronicles 12

Egypt Plunders Jerusalem

1 z When the rule of Rehoboam was established a and he was strong, b he abandoned the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him. 2 c In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, d Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem 3 with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. And the people were without number who came with him from Egypt - e Libyans, Sukkiim, and Ethiopians. 4 And he took f the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem. 5 Then g Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, "Thus says the Lord, h 'You abandoned me, so I have abandoned you to the hand of Shishak.'" 6 Then the princes of i Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, j "The Lord is righteous." 7 When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah: k "They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, l and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. 8 Nevertheless, they shall be servants to him, m that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries."

9 n So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. He took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house. He took away everything. He also took away o the shields of gold that Solomon had made, 10 and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. 11 And as often as the king went into the house of the Lord, the guard came and carried them and brought them back to the guardroom. 12 And when p he humbled himself the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to make a complete destruction. Moreover, q conditions were good 1 in Judah.

13 r So King Rehoboam grew strong in Jerusalem and reigned. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. 14 And he did evil, s for he did not set his heart to seek the Lord.

15 t Now the acts of Rehoboam, u from first to last, are they not written in the chronicles of v Shemaiah the prophet and of w Iddo x the seer? 2 There were continual wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, and y Abijah 3 his son reigned in his place.

  1. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 11:17
    They strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they made Rehoboam the son of Solomon secure, for they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.
  2. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 26:16
    But when he was strong, he grew proud, to his destruction. For he was unfaithful to the Lord his God and entered the temple of the Lord to burn incense on the altar of incense.
  3. Cross References
    1 Kings 14:22 - 24
    And Judah did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins that they committed, more than all that their fathers had done.
  4. Cross References
    1 Kings 14:25
    In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.
  5. Cross References
    1 Kings 11:40
    Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled into Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
  6. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 16:8
    Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the Lord, he gave them into your hand.
    Nahum 3:9
    Cush was her strength; Egypt too, and that without limit; Put and the Libyans were her helpers.
    Daniel 11:43
    He shall become ruler of the treasures of gold and of silver, and all the precious things of Egypt, and the Libyans and the Cushites shall follow in his train.
  7. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 11:5 - 12
    Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah.
  8. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 11:2
    But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God:
    1 Kings 12:22
    But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:
  9. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 15:2
    And he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
  10. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 21:2
    He had brothers, the sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariah, Michael, and Shephatiah; all these were the sons of Jehoshaphat king of Israel.
  11. Cross References
    Exodus 9:27
    Then Pharaoh sent and called Moses and Aaron and said to them, "This time I have sinned; the Lord is in the right, and I and my people are in the wrong.
  12. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 7:14
    If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
    1 Kings 21:29
    "Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; but in his son's days I will bring the disaster upon his house."
    James 4:10
    Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
  13. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 34:25
    Because they have forsaken me and have made offerings to other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands, therefore my wrath will be poured out on this place and will not be quenched.
  14. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:47 - 48
    Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things.
    Isaiah 26:13
    O Lord our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone we bring to remembrance.
  15. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 12:9 - 11
    So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. He took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house. He took away everything. He also took away the shields of gold that Solomon had made.
    1 Kings 14:26 - 28
    He took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king's house. He took away everything. He also took away all the shields of gold that Solomon had made.
  16. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 9:15 - 16
    King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of beaten gold went into each shield.
    1 Kings 10:16 - 17
    King Solomon made 200 large shields of beaten gold; 600 shekels of gold went into each shield.
  17. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 7:14
    If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
    1 Kings 21:29
    "Have you seen how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself before me, I will not bring the disaster in his days; but in his son's days I will bring the disaster upon his house."
    James 4:10
    Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
  18. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 19:3
    Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asherahs out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.
  19. Cross References
    1 Kings 14:21
    Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite.
  20. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 19:3
    Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the Asherahs out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.
  21. Cross References
    1 Kings 14:29
    Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
  22. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 9:29
    Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, from first to last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
    1 Chronicles 29:29
    Now the acts of King David, from first to last, are written in the Chronicles of Samuel the seer, and in the Chronicles of Nathan the prophet, and in the Chronicles of Gad the seer.
  23. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 12:5
    Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, "Thus says the Lord, 'You abandoned me, so I have abandoned you to the hand of Shishak.'
    1 Kings 12:22
    But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:
  24. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 9:29
    Now the rest of the acts of Solomon, from first to last, are they not written in the history of Nathan the prophet, and in the prophecy of Ahijah the Shilonite, and in the visions of Iddo the seer concerning Jeroboam the son of Nebat?
    2 Chronicles 13:22
    The rest of the acts of Abijah, his ways and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.
  25. Cross References
    1 Samuel 9:9
    (Formerly in Israel, when a man went to inquire of God, he said, "Come, let us go to the seer," for today's "prophet" was formerly called a seer.)
  26. Cross References
    1 Kings 14:31
    And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. And Abijam his son reigned in his place.
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