And he took (A)the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem. Then (B)Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says the Lord, (C)‘You abandoned me, so I have abandoned you to the hand of Shishak.’” Then the princes of (D)Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, (E)“The Lord is righteous.”

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