2 Chronicles 12:4
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
3 with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.
He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as 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.’”
6 So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
- KJV
- And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
- WEB
- He took the fortified cities which belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
- ASV
- And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.
- DARBY
- And he took the fortified cities that belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
- BLB
- And he took the fortified cities that [were] unto Judah, and he came to Jerusalem.
- ÅB
- Han inntok de faste byer i Juda og kom like til Jerusalem.
- OTB
- Han tok de befestede byene i Juda og fortsatte mot Jerusalem.
- B1930
- Han inntok de faste byer i Juda og kom like til Jerusalem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Chronicles 11:5–12
Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.
Read in contextIsaiah 8:8
It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!
Read in contextJeremiah 5:10
Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.
Read in contextIsaiah 36:1
In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
Read in context2 Kings 18:17
Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
Read in contextIsaiah 10:11
and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”
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