2 Chronicles · Darby Translation
2 Chronicles 12 Darby Translation
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1 And it came to pass when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and when he had become strong, [that] he forsook the law of Jehovah, and all Israel with him.
1 When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned Yahweh’s law, and all Israel with him.
2 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, because they had transgressed against Jehovah, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against 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 twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen; and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: Libyans, Sukkites, and Ethiopians.
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 And he took the fortified cities that belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
4 He took the fortified cities which belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
5 And Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and [to] the princes of Judah that had gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, Thus saith Jehovah: Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in 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 And the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous.
6 Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “Yahweh is righteous.”
7 And when Jehovah saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves: I will not destroy them, but I will grant them a little deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of 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 shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
8 Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”
9 And Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king's house; he took away all; and he took away the shields of gold 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 And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the couriers who kept the entrance of the king's house.
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 it was so, that as often as the king entered into the house of Jehovah, the couriers came and fetched them, and brought them again into the chamber of the couriers.
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 And when he humbled himself, the anger of Jehovah turned away from him, that he would not destroy him altogether; and also in Judah there were good things.
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 And 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 that Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
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 he did evil, for he applied not his heart to seek Jehovah.
14 He did that which was evil, because he didn’t set his heart to seek Yahweh.
15 And the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the words of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogical registers? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
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 slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. And Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
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