1 Kings 14:25

What does 1 Kings 14:25 mean?

A plain-English look at 1 Kings 14:25 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak, king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem;

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And it cometh to pass, in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, gone up hath Shishak king of Egypt against Jerusalem,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And in the fifth year of the reign of Roboam, Sesac, king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, [that] Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.

Context

v.24and there were also sodomites in the land: they did according to all the abominations of the nations which Jehovah drove out before the children of Israel.

v.25This passage

v.26and he took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:9

    So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king’s house: he took all away: he took away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

  • 1 Kings 11:40

    Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam; but Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.

  • 2 Chronicles 12:2

    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,

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