2 Chronicles 12:1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam7346 had established3559 the kingdom,4438 and had strengthened2393 himself, he forsook5800 the law8451 of the LORD,3068 and all Israel3478 with him. cr 2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth2549 year8141 of king4428 Rehoboam7346 Shishak7895 king4428 of Egypt4714 came up5927 against Jerusalem,3389 because they had transgressed4603 against the LORD,3068 cr 3 With twelve hundred3967 505 chariots,7393 and threescore8346 thousand505 horsemen:6571 and the people5971 were without number4557 that came935 with him out of Egypt;4714 the Lubims,3864 the Sukkiims,5525 and the Ethiopians.3569 cr 4 And he took3920 the fenced4694 cities5892 which pertained to Judah,3063 and came935 to Jerusalem.3389 cr

2 Chronicles 12:5 Then came935 Shemaiah8098 the prophet5030 to Rehoboam,7346 and to the princes8269 of Judah,3063 that were gathered together622 to Jerusalem3389 because6440 of Shishak,7895 and said559 unto them, Thus saith559 the LORD,3068 Ye have forsaken5800 me, and therefore have I also637 left5800 you in the hand3027 of Shishak.7895 cr 6 Whereupon the princes8269 of Israel3478 and the king4428 humbled3665 themselves; and they said,559 The LORD3068 is righteous.6662 cr 7 And when the LORD3068 saw7200 that they humbled3665 themselves, the word1697 of the LORD3068 came to Shemaiah,8098 saying,559 They have humbled3665 themselves; therefore I will not destroy7843 them, but I will grant5414 them some4592{Or, a little while} deliverance;6413 and my wrath2534 shall not be poured out5413 upon Jerusalem3389 by the hand3027 of Shishak.7895 cr 8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants;5650 that they may know3045 my service,5656 and the service5656 of the kingdoms4467 of the countries.776 cr 9 So Shishak7895 king4428 of Egypt4714 came up5927 against Jerusalem,3389 and took away3947 the treasures214 of the house1004 of the LORD,3068 and the treasures214 of the king's4428 house;1004 he took3947 all: he carried away3947 also the shields4043 of gold2091 which Solomon8010 had made.6213 cr 10 Instead of which king4428 Rehoboam7346 made6213 shields4043 of brass,5178 and committed6485 them to the hands3027 of the chief8269 of the guard,7323 that kept8104 the entrance6607 of the king's4428 house.1004 cr 11 And when1767 the king4428 entered935 into the house1004 of the LORD,3068 the guard7323 came935 and fetched5375 them, and brought them again7725 into the guard7323 chamber.8372 cr 12 And when he humbled3665 himself, the wrath639 of the LORD3068 turned7725 from him, that he would not destroy7843 him altogether:3617 and also in Judah3063 things1697 went well.2896{Or, and yet in Judah that were good things} cr

2 Chronicles 12:13 So king4428 Rehoboam7346 strengthened2388 himself in Jerusalem,3389 and reigned:4427 for Rehoboam7346 was one259 and forty705 years8141 old1121 when he began to reign,4427 and he reigned4427 seventeen7651 6240 years8141 in Jerusalem,3389 the city5892 which the LORD3068 had chosen977 out of all the tribes7626 of Israel,3478 to put7760 his name8034 there. And his mother's517 name8034 was Naamah5279 an Ammonitess.5985 cr 14 And he did6213 evil,7451 because he prepared3559{Or, fixed} not his heart3820 to seek1875 the LORD.3068 cr 15 Now the acts1697 of Rehoboam,7346 first7223 and last,314 are they not written3789 in the book1697{Heb. words} of Shemaiah8098 the prophet,5030 and of Iddo5714 the seer2374 concerning genealogies?3187 And there were wars4421 between Rehoboam7346 and Jeroboam3379 continually.3117 cr 16 And Rehoboam7346 slept7901 with his fathers,1 and was buried6912 in the city5892 of David:1732 and Abijah29 his son1121 reigned4427 in his stead. cr