1 As soon as Rehoboam had established his authority as king and had become powerful, he and all his people abandoned the Law of Yahweh.
2 In the fifth year of Rehoboam, Shishak the king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem, since it had been unfaithful to Yahweh.
3 With twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horses and countless army of Libyans, Sukkiim and Ethiopians who came from Egypt with him,
4 he captured the fortified towns of Judah and reached Jerusalem. Rehoboam and the Judaean captains, at the advance of Shishak, had gathered near Jerusalem;
5 to them came Shemaiah the prophet and he said, "Yahweh says this: as you have abandoned me, now I have abandoned you into the hands of Shishak.
6 Then the Israelite captains and the king humbled themselves and said, "Yahweh is just!"
7 When Yahweh saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah. "They have humbled themselves; because of this I will not destroy them. In a little while I will grant them deliverance; my anger shall not fall on Jerusalem through the power of Shishak.
8 Nevertheless they shall become his slaves, so that they may come to understand the difference between serving me and serving the kings of foreign countries."
9 Shishak the king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took all the treasures from the Temple of Yahweh and from the royal palace. He took everything, including the golden shields that Solomon had made;
10 in place of them King Rehoboam had bronze shields made, entrusting them to the care of the officers of the guard who guarded the king's palace gate.
11 Whenever the king went to the Temple of Yahweh, the guards would come out carrying them, and return them to the guardroom afterward.
12 Since he had submitted to Yahweh, the anger of Yahweh did not completely destroy him. There was still something good in Judah.
13 King Rehoboam was able to strengthen his position in Jerusalem and to govern. Now Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city chosen by Yahweh out of all the tribes of Israel, as the place where his Name would be. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah, the Ammonitess.
14 He did evil, because he had not set his heart on seeking Yahweh.
15 The history of Rehoboam, from first to last, is all recorded in the Annals of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer. There was constant warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.
16 Then Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David; his son Abijah succeeded him.
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Chapter 12 of 2 Chronicles reports the fall of the kingdom of Judah under the government of King Robuam. After moving away from the way of the Lord, the king and the people of Judah are punished by God and invaded by the Egyptians. Roboam and his leaders humble themselves before the Lord and seek their help to deliver them from foreign oppression. Below are five verses related to the topics covered in the chapter:
Psalm 34:18 - "Near the Lord of those who have a broken heart and save those of the oppressed spirit." This verse talks about the importance of humbling himself before God in times of difficulty, just as Roban and his leaders did when they were invaded by the Egyptians.
Proverbs 28:14 - "Happy is the constant man in fear of the Lord, but what hardens the heart will fall into evil." The fall of Judah occurred because Roboam moved away from the way of the Lord and hardened his heart. This verse is a reminder that those who fear the Lord and remain in their ways will find happiness.
2 Chronicles 7:14 - "If my people, which is called by my name, humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and deviate from their bad ways, then I will hear from heaven, and forgive their sins. , and I will heal your land. " This verse talks about the importance of repenting and seeking the Lord in times of difficulty, just as Roban and his people did.
Jeremiah 31:18-"It is certain that after I had converted myself, I regretted it; and after I was instructed, I hit my chest; I embarrassed and confused, because I supported the reproach of my youth." This verse shows the importance of repentance and humility before God, even after living a life of sin, as well as Roban and his people.
Isaiah 57:15 - "For thus says the high and the sublime, which dwells in eternity, and whose name is holy: in a tall and holy place habit; as with the contrite and slaughtered with spirit, to vivify the spirit of the slaughtered, and to vivify the heart of the contrite. " This verse highlights the importance of humility and repentance before God, and how he is always willing to hear and forgive those who seek his help.
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