2 Chronicles 12:5-7

5 Then ¹Shemaiah 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, '²You have forsaken Me, so I also have forsaken you to Shishak.' "

6 So the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The ³LORD is righteous."

7 When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, "⁴They have humbled themselves so I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some measure of deliverance, and ⁵My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by means of 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. Deuteronomy 28:15; 2 Chronicles 15:2
3. Exodus 9:27; Daniel 9:14
4. 1 Kings 21:29
5. 2 Chronicles 34:25-27; Psalms 78:38

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[a]. Lit "in the hand of"

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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