1 W hen the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him forsook the law of the Lord.

When Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

2 A nd it came about in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem

And in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, because they had transgressed and been unfaithful to the Lord, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem

3 w ith 1, 200 chariots and 60, 000 horsemen. And the people who came with him from Egypt were without number: the Lubim, the Sukkiim and the Ethiopians.

With 1, 200 chariots and 60, 000 horsemen, and the people were without number who came with him from Egypt—the Libyans, Sukkiim, and Ethiopians.

4 H e captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came on to Jerusalem.

5 T hen Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “Thus says the Lord, ‘ You have forsaken Me, so I also have forsaken you to Shishak.’”

Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, Thus says the Lord: You have forsaken Me, so I have abandoned you into the hands of Shishak.

6 S o the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is righteous.”

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, The Lord is righteous.

7 W hen the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, “ They have humbled themselves so I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some measure of deliverance, and My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by means of Shishak.

And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves, so 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.

8 B ut they will become his slaves so that they may learn the difference between My service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.” Plunder Impoverishes Judah

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

9 S o Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s palace. He took everything; he even took the golden shields which Solomon had made.

So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem; he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house. He took everything. He took away also the shields of gold Solomon had made.

10 T hen King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place and committed them to the care of the commanders of the guard who guarded the door of the king’s house.

Instead of them King Rehoboam made shields of bronze and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard who kept the door of the king’s house.

11 A s often as the king entered the house of the Lord, the guards came and carried them and then brought them back into the guards’ room.

And whenever the king entered the Lord’s house, the guards came and got the shields of bronze and brought them again into the guard chamber.

12 A nd when he humbled himself, the anger of the Lord turned away from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and also conditions were good in Judah.

When Rehoboam humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to destroy him entirely; also in Judah conditions were good.

13 S o King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned. Now Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen from all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.

So King Rehoboam established and strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city in which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put His Name. His mother was Naamah an Ammonitess.

14 H e did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the Lord.

And he did evil because he did not set his heart to seek (inquire of, yearn for) the Lord with all his desire.

15 N ow the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, according to genealogical enrollment? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer regarding genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam of Judah and Jeroboam of Israel continually.

16 A nd Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David; and his son Abijah became king in his place.

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the City of David; and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.