2 Chronicles 12

1And it came to pass, when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and he was strong, that he forsook the law of Jehovah, and all Israel with him.

1After Rehoboam had firmly established his kingdom and become strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the LORD.

2And 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,

2In the fifth year of King Rehoboam's reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem because the people had been unfaithful to the LORD.

3with twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen. And the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.

3He came with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and an uncountable number of troops from Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Ethiopians.

4And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.

4Shishak captured the fortified cities of Judah and marched all the way to Jerusalem.

5Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, Ye have forsaken me, therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.

5Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, who had gathered in Jerusalem because they were afraid of Shishak. He told them, 'This is what the LORD says: You have abandoned me, so I have now abandoned you to Shishak.'

6Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous.

6The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, 'The LORD is right in what he is doing.'

7And when Jehovah saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves: 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.

7When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, he spoke to Shemaiah again: 'Since they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them. I will give them some relief, and I will not use Shishak to pour out my complete anger on Jerusalem.'

8Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

8'However, they will become his subjects so that they can learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other nations.'

9So 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.

9When Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem, he took all the treasures from the LORD’s temple and the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

10And king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, that kept the door of the king’s house.

10King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and gave them to the commanders of the guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace.

11And it was so, that, as oft as the king entered into the house of Jehovah, the guard came and bare them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.

11Whenever the king went into the LORD’s temple, the guards would carry the shields and then return them to the guardroom.

12And when he humbled himself, the wrath of Jehovah turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether: and moreover in Judah there were good things found.

12Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD’s anger turned away from him, and he was not completely destroyed. There were still some good things found in Judah.

13So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.

13King Rehoboam remained powerful in Jerusalem and continued to rule. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to be the place for his name. Rehoboam’s mother was Naamah, a woman from Ammon.

14And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek Jehovah.

14But he did evil things because he did not truly decide in his heart to seek the LORD.

15Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the manner of genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

15The events of Rehoboam’s reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in the records of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer, which include the family histories. There was constant war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

16Rehoboam died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Abijah became the next king.