1 Kings 14:25

25 During King Rehoboam's fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

1 Kings 14:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 14:25

And it came to pass in the fifth year of King Rehoboam
Two years after he and his people fell into the above wicked practices:

that Shishak, king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;
of whom see ( 1 Kings 11:40 ) , this was suffered as a chastisement from the Lord for their abominations.

1 Kings 14:25 In-Context

23 They also built shrines, standing stones, and sacred poles on top of every high hill and under every green tree.
24 Moreover, the consecrated workers in the land did detestable things, just like those nations that the LORD had removed among the Israelites.
25 During King Rehoboam's fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.
26 He seized the treasures of the LORD's temple and the royal palace. He took everything, even all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
27 King Rehoboam replaced them with bronze shields and assigned them to the officers of the guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace.
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