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2 Chronicles 12:2

RehoboamShishakEgyptJerusalem

1 After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.

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

3 with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

4 He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

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BSB
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
KJV
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,
WEB
In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against the LORD,
ASV
And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against Jehovah,
DARBY
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,
BLB
And it came to pass in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, [that] Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem—because they had transgressed against YHWH—
ÅB
Da hendte det i kong Rehabeams femte år at Egypts konge Sisak dro opp mot Jerusalem - for de hadde båret seg troløst at mot Herren;
OTB
I det femte året av kong Rehabeams regjering, fordi de hadde vært troløse mot Herren, rykket Sjisjak, kongen av Egypt, frem mot Jerusalem.
B1930
Da hendte det i kong Rehabeams femte år at Egyptens konge Sisak drog op mot Jerusalem - for de hadde båret sig troløst at mot Herren;

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 11:40

    Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon.

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  • 2 Chronicles 7:19–20

    But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,

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  • Psalms 106:43–44

    Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.

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  • Lamentations 5:15

    Joy has left our hearts; our dancing has turned to mourning.

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  • Jeremiah 44:22–23

    So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.

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  • Judges 2:13–15

    for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.

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  • Isaiah 63:10

    But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.

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  • 1 Chronicles 28:9

    As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

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