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And the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Now 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>And 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.</p> <p class="hdg">Egypt Plunders Jerusalem</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And 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 .</p> <p class="hdg">The Death of Rehoboam</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>So 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And he did that which was evil, because he set not his heart to seek Jehovah.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Now 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">American Standard Version, 1901<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../2_chronicles/11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_chronicles/13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/2_chronicles/12-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>