2 Chronicles · Berean Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 12 Berean Standard Bible
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1 After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.
1 When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned Yahweh’s law, and all Israel with him.
2 In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem
2 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against Yahweh,
3 with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.
3 with twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. The people were without number who came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.
4 He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
4 He took the fortified cities which belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’”
5 Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Yahweh says, ‘You have forsaken me, therefore I have also left you in the hand of Shishak.’”
6 So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”
6 Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “Yahweh is righteous.”
7 When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.
7 When Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath won’t be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
8 Nevertheless, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.”
8 Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”
9 So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.
9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem and took away the treasures of Yahweh’s house and the treasures of the king’s house. He took it all away. He also took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
10 Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.
10 King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.
11 And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would go with him, bearing the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom.
11 As often as the king entered into Yahweh’s house, the guard came and bore them, then brought them back into the guard room.
12 Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.
12 When he humbled himself, Yahweh’s wrath turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether. Moreover, there were good things found in Judah.
13 Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
13 So King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned; for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
14 And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.
14 He did that which was evil, because he didn’t set his heart to seek Yahweh.
15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.
15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren’t they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
16 And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.
16 Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city; and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Iddo
Seer whose visions concerning Jeroboam and whose records and treatise are cited for Solomon, Rehoboam and Abijah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 9:29; 2 Chronicles 12:15; 2 Chronicles 13:22
Naamah the Ammonite
An Ammonite woman named as the mother of King Rehoboam, both when he began and when he ended his reign.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 14:21; 1 Kings 14:31; 2 Chronicles 12:13
Rehoboam
His harsh answer to the people split the kingdom of Israel in two.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 12; 14:21-31; 2 Chron. 10-12; Matt. 1:7
Shemaiah
Man of God who told Rehoboam not to fight Israel, later declared that Judah was forsaken into Shishak's hand and then brought word of deliverance when they humbled themselves; his…
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chronicles 11:2; 2 Chronicles 12:5
Shishak
King of Egypt who sheltered Jeroboam from Solomon and in Rehoboam's fifth year attacked Jerusalem and took the temple and palace treasures, including Solomon's gold shields.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 11:40; 1 Kings 14:25; 2 Chronicles 12:2
Cross references (15)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Chronicles 11:17; 2 Chronicles 12:13; 2 Chronicles 26:13–16; 1 Kings 14:22–24; Hosea 5:10–11
- 2 1 Kings 11:40; 2 Chronicles 7:19–20; Psalm 106:43–44; Lamentations 5:15; Jeremiah 44:22–23
- 3 Nahum 3:9; 2 Chronicles 16:8; Daniel 11:43; Revelation 9:16; 1 Samuel 13:5
- 4 2 Chronicles 11:5–12; Isaiah 8:8; Jeremiah 5:10; Isaiah 36:1; 2 Kings 18:17
- 5 2 Chronicles 11:2; 2 Chronicles 15:2; 1 Kings 12:22; 2 Samuel 24:14; Jeremiah 5:19
- 6 Exodus 9:27; Daniel 9:14; James 4:10; Jeremiah 13:18; 2 Chronicles 33:19
- 7 2 Chronicles 34:25; Isaiah 42:25; 1 Kings 21:28–29; Judges 10:15–16; 2 Kings 13:23
- 8 Deuteronomy 28:47–48; Isaiah 26:13; Jeremiah 10:24; Hosea 8:10; Judges 3:1
- 9 2 Chronicles 9:15–16; 1 Kings 10:16–17; 1 Kings 14:25–28; 2 Kings 16:8; 2 Kings 18:15–16
- 10 1 Kings 14:27; 1 Chronicles 11:25; Song of Songs 3:7–8; 2 Samuel 23:23; 2 Samuel 8:18
- 12 2 Chronicles 19:3; 2 Chronicles 33:12–13; 2 Chronicles 12:6–7; 1 Kings 14:13; Lamentations 3:22
- 13 1 Kings 14:21; Deuteronomy 12:5; 2 Chronicles 6:6; Deuteronomy 23:3; Psalm 78:68–69
- 14 2 Chronicles 19:3; 1 Corinthians 15:58; 1 Corinthians 16:13; Isaiah 45:19; Ezekiel 33:31
- 15 2 Chronicles 9:29; 2 Chronicles 12:5; 2 Chronicles 13:22; 1 Kings 12:22; 1 Kings 14:29–30
- 16 1 Chronicles 3:10; 2 Chronicles 13:1; 2 Chronicles 11:20; 1 Kings 14:29–31; Matthew 1:7
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences