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1. Rehoboam became a strong king and made his kingdom strong. Then Rehoboam and the whole tribe of Judah refused to obey the law of the Lord.
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1. And it came to pass H1961 , when Rehoboam H7346 had established H3559 the kingdom H4438 , and had strengthened H2394 himself , he forsook H5800 H853 the law H8451 of the LORD H3068 , and all H3605 Israel H3478 with H5973 him.
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2. During the fifth year that Rehoboam was king, Shishak king of Egypt came to attack Jerusalem. This happened because Rehoboam and the people of Judah rebelled against the Lord.
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2. And it came to pass H1961 , that in the fifth H2549 year H8141 of king H4428 Rehoboam H7346 Shishak H7895 king H4428 of Egypt H4714 came up H5927 against H5921 Jerusalem H3389 , because H3588 they had transgressed H4603 against the LORD H3068 ,
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3. Shishak had 12,000 chariots, 60,000 horse riders, and an army that no one could count. In Shishak's large army there were Libyan soldiers, Sukkite soldiers, and Ethiopian soldiers.
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3. With twelve hundred H505 H3967 chariots H7393 , and threescore H8346 thousand H505 horsemen H6571 : and the people H5971 were without H369 number H4557 that H834 came H935 with H5973 him out of Egypt H4480 H4714 ; the Lubims H3864 , the Sukkiims H5525 , and the Ethiopians H3569 .
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4. Shishak defeated the strong cities of Judah. Then Shishak brought his army to Jerusalem.
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4. And he took H3920 H853 the fenced H4694 cities H5892 which H834 pertained to Judah H3063 , and came H935 to H5704 Jerusalem H3389 .
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5. Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah. The leaders of Judah had gathered together in Jerusalem because they all were afraid of Shishak. Shemaiah said to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, "This is what the Lord says: 'Rehoboam, you and the people of Judah have left me and refused to obey my law. So now I will leave you to face Shishak without my help.'"
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5. Then came H935 Shemaiah H8098 the prophet H5030 to H413 Rehoboam H7346 , and to the princes H8269 of Judah H3063 , that H834 were gathered together H622 to H413 Jerusalem H3389 because of H4480 H6440 Shishak H7895 , and said H559 unto them, Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 , Ye H859 have forsaken H5800 me , and therefore have I H589 also H637 left H5800 you in the hand H3027 of Shishak H7895 .
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6. Then the leaders of Judah and King Rehoboam were sorry and humbled themselves. They said, "The Lord is right."
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6. Whereupon the princes H8269 of Israel H3478 and the king H4428 humbled themselves H3665 ; and they said H559 , The LORD H3068 is righteous H6662 .
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7. The Lord saw that the king and the leaders of Judah had humbled themselves. Then the message from the Lord came to Shemaiah. The Lord said, "The king and the leaders humbled themselves. So I will not destroy them, but I will save them soon. I will not use Shishak to pour out my anger on Jerusalem.
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7. And when the LORD H3068 saw H7200 that H3588 they humbled themselves H3665 , the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 to H413 Shemaiah H8098 , saying H559 , They have humbled themselves H3665 ; therefore I will not H3808 destroy H7843 them , but I will grant H5414 them some H4592 deliverance H6413 ; and my wrath H2534 shall not H3808 be poured out H5413 upon Jerusalem H3389 by the hand H3027 of Shishak H7895 .
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8. But the people of Jerusalem will become Shishak's servants. This will happen so that they may learn that serving me is different from serving the kings of other nations."
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8. Nevertheless H3588 they shall be H1961 his servants H5650 ; that they may know H3045 my service H5656 , and the service H5656 of the kingdoms H4467 of the countries H776 .
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9. Shishak took the treasures from the Lord's Temple and from the king's palace. He also took the gold shields that Solomon had made.
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9. So Shishak H7895 king H4428 of Egypt H4714 came up H5927 against H5921 Jerusalem H3389 , and took away H3947 H853 the treasures H214 of the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 , and the treasures H214 of the king H4428 's house H1004 ; he took H3947 H853 all H3605 : he carried away H3947 H853 also the shields H4043 of gold H2091 which H834 Solomon H8010 had made H6213 .
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10. King Rehoboam made more shields to put in their places, but they were made from bronze. He gave them to the guards on duty at the palace gates.
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10. Instead of H8478 which king H4428 Rehoboam H7346 made H6213 shields H4043 of brass H5178 , and committed H6485 them to H5921 the hands H3027 of the chief H8269 of the guard H7323 , that kept H8104 the entrance H6607 of the king H4428 's house H1004 .
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11. Every time the king went to the Lord's Temple, the guards took out the shields and went with him. After they were finished, they put the shields back on the wall in the guardroom.
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11. And when H4480 H1767 the king H4428 entered into H1961 H935 the house H1004 of the LORD H3068 , the guard H7323 came H935 and fetched H5375 them , and brought them again H7725 into H413 the guard H7323 chamber H8372 .
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12. Rehoboam humbled himself, and the Lord stopped being angry with him. So he did not completely destroy Rehoboam. There was some good in Judah.
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12. And when he humbled himself H3665 , the wrath H639 of the LORD H3068 turned H7725 from H4480 him , that he would not H3808 destroy H7843 him altogether H3617 : and also H1571 in Judah H3063 things H1697 went H1961 well H2896 .
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13. King Rehoboam made himself a strong king in Jerusalem. He was 41 years old when he became king of Judah. Rehoboam ruled 17 years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose for his own. He chose this city from all the other cities of Israel. Rehoboam's mother was Naamah. She was an Ammonite.
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13. So king H4428 Rehoboam H7346 strengthened himself H2388 in Jerusalem H3389 , and reigned H4427 : for H3588 Rehoboam H7346 was one H259 and forty H705 years H8141 old H1121 when he began to reign H4427 , and he reigned H4427 seventeen H7651 H6240 years H8141 in Jerusalem H3389 , the city H5892 which H834 the LORD H3068 had chosen H977 out of all H4480 H3605 the tribes H7626 of Israel H3478 , to put H7760 H853 his name H8034 there H8033 . And his mother H517 's name H8034 was Naamah H5279 an Ammonitess H5984 .
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14. Rehoboam did evil because he didn't decide in his heart to obey the Lord.
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14. And he did H6213 evil H7451 , because H3588 he prepared H3559 not H3808 his heart H3820 to seek H1875 H853 the LORD H3068 .
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15. All the things Rehoboam did when he was king, from the beginning to the end of his rule, are written in the writings of Shemaiah the prophet and in the writings of Iddo the seer. Those men wrote family histories. And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the time both kings ruled.
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15. Now the acts H1697 of Rehoboam H7346 , first H7223 and last H314 , are they H1992 not H3808 written H3789 in the book H1697 of Shemaiah H8098 the prophet H5030 , and of Iddo H5714 the seer H2374 concerning genealogies H3187 ? And there were wars H4421 between Rehoboam H7346 and Jeroboam H3379 continually H3605 H3117 .
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16. Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Then Rehoboam's son Abijah became the next king after him.
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16. And Rehoboam H7346 slept H7901 with H5973 his fathers H1 , and was buried H6912 in the city H5892 of David H1732 : and Abijah H29 his son H1121 reigned H4427 in his stead H8478 .
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