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Ang Pagsalakay ng Ehipto sa Juda(A)

12 Nang ang paghahari ni Rehoboam ay naging matatag at malakas, kanyang tinalikuran ang kautusan ng Panginoon, at ang buong Israel ay kasama niya.

Nang ikalimang taon ni Haring Rehoboam, sapagkat sila'y naging taksil sa Panginoon, si Shishac na hari ng Ehipto ay umahon laban sa Jerusalem,

kasama ang isanlibo at dalawang daang karwahe, at animnapung libong mangangabayo. At ang mga taong dumating na kasama niya mula sa Ehipto ay di mabilang—mga taga-Libya, mga Sukiim, at mga taga-Etiopia.

Kinuha niya ang mga lunsod ng Juda na may kuta at nakarating hanggang sa Jerusalem.

At si Shemaya na propeta ay dumating kay Rehoboam at sa mga pinuno ng Juda na nagtipun-tipon sa Jerusalem dahil kay Shishac, at sinabi sa kanila, “Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ‘Pinabayaan ninyo ako, kaya't pinabayaan ko naman kayo sa kamay ni Shishac.’”

Nang magkagayon, ang mga pinuno ng Israel at ang hari ay nagpakumbaba at kanilang sinabi, “Ang Panginoon ay matuwid.”

Nang makita ng Panginoon na sila'y nagpakumbaba, ang salita ng Panginoon ay dumating kay Shemaya: “Sila'y nagpakumbaba; hindi ko sila pupuksain, kundi bibigyan ko sila ng ilang pagliligtas, at ang aking poot ay hindi mabubuhos sa Jerusalem sa pamamagitan ng kamay ni Shishac.

Gayunman, sila'y magiging kanyang lingkod upang kanilang makilala ang aking paglilingkod at ang paglilingkod ng mga kaharian ng mga lupain.”

Ang Templo ay Giniba

Kaya't(B) umahon si Shishac na hari ng Ehipto laban sa Jerusalem, tinangay niya ang mga kayamanan ng bahay ng Panginoon at ang mga kayamanan ng bahay ng hari; kinuha niyang lahat ang mga iyon. Kinuha rin niya ang mga kalasag na ginto na ginawa ni Solomon.

10 Si Haring Rehoboam ay gumawa ng mga kalasag na tanso bilang kapalit ng mga iyon, at ipinagkatiwala ang mga iyon sa mga kamay ng mga pinuno ng bantay, na nag-iingat ng pintuan ng bahay ng hari.

11 Sa tuwing papasok ang hari sa bahay ng Panginoon, ang bantay ay dumarating at dinadala ang mga iyon, at ibinabalik sa silid ng bantay.

12 Nang siya'y magpakumbaba, ang Panginoon ay hindi nagalit sa kanya, kaya't hindi na nagkaroon ng lubos na pagkawasak. Bukod dito, ang kalagayan sa Juda ay naging mabuti.

13 Sa gayo'y pinatatag ni Haring Rehoboam ang sarili sa Jerusalem at siya'y naghari. Si Rehoboam ay apatnapu't isang taon nang siya'y nagpasimulang maghari, at siya'y naghari sa loob ng labing pitong taon sa Jerusalem, ang lunsod na pinili ng Panginoon sa lahat ng mga lipi ng Israel, upang ilagay ang kanyang pangalan doon. Ang pangalan ng kanyang ina ay Naama na Ammonita.

14 Siya'y gumawa ng kasamaan, sapagkat hindi niya inilagak ang kanyang puso upang hanapin ang Panginoon.

15 Ang mga gawa ni Rehoboam, mula una hanggang sa katapusan, di ba nakasulat ang mga iyon sa kasaysayan ni Shemaya na propeta at ni Iddo na propeta? At mayroong patuloy na mga digmaan sa pagitan nina Rehoboam at Jeroboam.

16 Si Rehoboam ay natulog na kasama ng kanyang mga ninuno at inilibing sa lunsod ni David; at si Abias na kanyang anak ay nagharing kapalit niya.

Egypt Attacks Judah(A)

12 Now (B)it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that (C)he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel along with him. (D)And it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the Lord, with twelve hundred chariots, sixty thousand horsemen, and people without number who came with him out of Egypt—(E)the Lubim and the Sukkiim and the Ethiopians. And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came to Jerusalem.

Then (F)Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, who were gathered together in Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says the Lord: ‘You have forsaken Me, and therefore I also have left you in the hand of Shishak.’ ”

So the leaders of Israel and the king (G)humbled themselves; and they said, (H)“The Lord is righteous.”

Now when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, (I)the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance. My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. Nevertheless (J)they will be his servants, that they may distinguish (K)My service from the service of the kingdoms of the nations.”

(L)So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house; he took everything. He also carried away the gold shields which Solomon had (M)made. 10 Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them (N)to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the doorway of the king’s house. 11 And whenever the king entered the house of the Lord, the guard would go and bring them out; then they would take them back into the guardroom. 12 When he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and things also went well in Judah.

The End of Rehoboam’s Reign(O)

13 Thus King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned. Now (P)Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king; and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, (Q)the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother’s name was Naamah, an (R)Ammonitess. 14 And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.

15 The acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, (S)and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? (T)And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. 16 So Rehoboam [a]rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David. Then (U)Abijah[b] his son reigned in his place.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 12:16 Died and joined his ancestors
  2. 2 Chronicles 12:16 Abijam, 1 Kin. 14:31

Shishak Attacks Jerusalem(A)

12 After Rehoboam’s position as king was established(B) and he had become strong,(C) he and all Israel[a](D) with him abandoned(E) the law of the Lord. Because they had been unfaithful(F) to the Lord, Shishak(G) king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year of King Rehoboam. With twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen and the innumerable troops of Libyans,(H) Sukkites and Cushites[b](I) that came with him from Egypt, he captured the fortified cities(J) of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

Then the prophet Shemaiah(K) came to Rehoboam and to the leaders of Judah who had assembled in Jerusalem for fear of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the Lord says, ‘You have abandoned me; therefore, I now abandon(L) you to Shishak.’”

The leaders of Israel and the king humbled(M) themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”(N)

When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah: “Since they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them but will soon give them deliverance.(O) My wrath(P) will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak. They will, however, become subject(Q) to him, so that they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands.”

When Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem, he carried off the treasures of the temple of the Lord and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields(R) Solomon had made. 10 So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace. 11 Whenever the king went to the Lord’s temple, the guards went with him, bearing the shields, and afterward they returned them to the guardroom.

12 Because Rehoboam humbled(S) himself, the Lord’s anger turned from him, and he was not totally destroyed. Indeed, there was some good(T) in Judah.

13 King Rehoboam established(U) himself firmly in Jerusalem and continued as king. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel in which to put his Name.(V) His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite. 14 He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord.

15 As for the events of Rehoboam’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah(W) the prophet and of Iddo the seer that deal with genealogies? There was continual warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. 16 Rehoboam(X) rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Abijah(Y) his son succeeded him as king.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 12:1 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
  2. 2 Chronicles 12:3 That is, people from the upper Nile region