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2 Chronicles 12:2

RehoboamShishakEgyptJerusalem

1 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.

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.

4 And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to 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 sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

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  • 2 Chronicles 7:19–20

    But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;

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  • Psalms 106:43–44

    Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked him with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.

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  • Lamentations 5:15

    The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.

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  • Jeremiah 44:22–23

    So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, and because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.

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  • Judges 2:13–15

    And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

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  • Isaiah 63:10

    But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them.

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  • 1 Chronicles 28:9

    And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

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