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
,
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
.
And he took the fenced
cities
which pertained to Judah
, and came
to Jerusalem
.
Then came Shemaiah
the prophet
to Rehoboam
, and to the princes
of Judah
, that were gathered together
to Jerusalem
because
of Shishak
, and said
unto them, Thus saith
the LORD
, Ye have forsaken
me, and therefore have I also
left
you in the hand
of Shishak
.
Whereupon the princes of Israel
and the king
humbled
themselves; and they said
, The LORD
is righteous
.
And when the LORD saw
that they humbled
themselves, the word
of the LORD
came to Shemaiah
, saying
, They have humbled
themselves; therefore I will not destroy
them, but I will grant
them some
deliverance
; and my wrath
shall not be poured out
upon Jerusalem
by the hand
of Shishak
.
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know
my service
, and the service
of the kingdoms
of the countries
.
So Shishak king
of Egypt
came up
against Jerusalem
, and took away
the treasures
of the house
of the LORD
, and the treasures
of the king's
house
; he took
all: he carried away
also the shields
of gold
which Solomon
had made
.
Instead of which king Rehoboam
made
shields
of brass
, and committed
them to the hands
of the chief
of the guard
, that kept
the entrance
of the king's
house
.
And when the king
entered
into the house
of the LORD
, the guard
came
and fetched
them, and brought them again
into the guard
chamber
.
And when he humbled himself, the wrath
of the LORD
turned
from him, that he would not destroy
him altogether
: and also in Judah
things
went well
.
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
.
And he did evil
, because he prepared
not his heart
to seek
the LORD
.
Now the acts of Rehoboam
, first
and last
, are they not written
in the book
of Shemaiah
the prophet
, and of Iddo
the seer
concerning genealogies
? And there were wars
between Rehoboam
and Jeroboam
continually
.
And Rehoboam slept
with his fathers
, and was buried
in the city
of David
: and Abijah
his son
reigned
in his stead.