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2 Chronicles 12:1

Rehoboam
PrideObedienceStrength and help in weakness
And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,

3 With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.

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BSB
After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.
KJV
And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
WEB
When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the LORD’s law, and all Israel with him.
ASV
And it came to pass, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of Jehovah, and all Israel with him.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that he forsook the law of YHWH, and all Israel with him.
ÅB
Men da Rehabeams kongedømme var blitt trygget, og han var blitt mektig, forlot han Herrens lov, og hele Israel med ham.
OTB
Da Rehabeams kongedømme var etablert og ble sterkt, vendte han og hele Israel med ham seg bort fra Herrens lov.
B1930
Men da Rehabeams kongedømme var blitt trygget, og han var blitt mektig, forlot han Herrens lov, og hele Israel med ham.

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  • 2 Chronicles 11:17

    So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.

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  • 2 Chronicles 12:13

    So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

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  • 2 Chronicles 26:13–16

    And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy.

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  • 1 Kings 14:22–24

    And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.

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  • Hosea 5:10–11

    The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound: therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water.

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  • Deuteronomy 6:10–12

    And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not,

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  • Deuteronomy 8:10–14

    When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee.

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  • Hosea 13:1

    When Ephraim spake trembling, he exalted himself in Israel; but when he offended in Baal, he died.

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