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2 Chronicles 12:2 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against the LORD, "

2 Chronicles 12:2

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1 When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the LORD’s law, and all Israel with him.

2 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against the LORD,

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

4 He took the fortified cities which belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

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2 Chronicles 12:1

"When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the LORD’s law, and all Israel with him."

2 Chronicles 12:3

"with twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. The people were without number who came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians."

2 Chronicles 12:4

"He took the fortified cities which belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem."

2 Chronicles 12:5

"Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “The LORD says, ‘You have forsaken me, therefore I have also left you in the hand of Shishak.’”"

2 Chronicles 12:6

"Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “The LORD is righteous.”"

2 Chronicles 12:7

"When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the LORD’s word came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath won’t be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak."

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