2 Chronicles 12:5-7

5 Then the prophet Shemaiah 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 you to Shishak.’ ”

6 The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is just.”

7 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. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.

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2 Chronicles 12:5-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 12

Rehoboam and his people forsaking the law of the Lord, Shishak king of Egypt is allowed by God to invade his land, and take his fenced cities, 2Ch 12:1-4, upon which a prophet of the Lord was sent to him and his princes, to show them the reason of it; whereupon they humbled themselves, and the Lord was pleased not to allow the enemy utterly to destroy them, yet to reduce them to servitude, and take away their riches, 2Ch 12:5-12, and the chapter is closed with an account of the reign and death of Rehoboam, 2Ch 12:13-16.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

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1. 2 Chronicles 11:2
2. S Deuteronomy 28:15; 2 Chronicles 15:2
3. S Leviticus 26:41; S 2 Chronicles 6:37
4. Exodus 9:27; Ezra 9:15; Psalms 11:7; Psalms 116:5; Daniel 9:14
5. 1 Kings 21:29; Psalms 78:38
6. Deuteronomy 9:19; Psalms 69:24; Jeremiah 7:20; Jeremiah 42:18; Ezekiel 5:13

2 Chronicles 12:5-7

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2 Chronicles 12:5-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 12

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