Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had confirmed the kingdom and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
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After Rehoboam’s position as king was established and he had become strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the LORD.
2 And it came to pass <em>that</em> in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak, king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem, because they had rebelled against the LORD,
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Because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year of King Rehoboam.
3 with twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen; and the people <em>were</em> without number that came with him out of Egypt: the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
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With twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen and the innumerable troops of Libyans, Sukkites and Cushites that came with him from Egypt,
4 And he took the fenced cities which <em>pertained</em> to Judah and came to Jerusalem.
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he captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
5 Then Shemaiah, the prophet, went to Rehoboam and <em>to</em> the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus hath the LORD said, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore, I have also left you in the hand of Shishak.
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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 And the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD <em>is</em> righteous.
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The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is just.”
7 And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; <em>therefore</em>, I will not destroy them, but I will deliver them shortly; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
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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.
8 Nevertheless, they shall be his slaves that they may know what it is to serve me and to serve the kingdoms of the nations.
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They will, however, become subject to him, so that they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands.”
9 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 it all; he also carried away the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
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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 Solomon had made.
10 And in their place King Rehoboam made shields of brass and committed <em>them</em> to the hands of the princes of the guard that kept the entrance of the king’s house.
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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 And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and brought them, and <em>afterward</em> they returned them again into the guard chamber.
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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 And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him that he would not destroy <em>him</em> altogether; and also in Judah things went well.
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Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD’s anger turned from him, and he was not totally destroyed. Indeed, there was some good in Judah.
13 So King Rehoboam was strengthened and reigned in Jerusalem; and Rehoboam <em>was</em> forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name <em>was</em> Naamah, an Ammonitess.
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King Rehoboam established 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. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.
14 And he did evil because he did not prepare his heart to seek the LORD.
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He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the LORD.
15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, <em>are</em> they not written in the book of Shemaiah, the prophet, and of Iddo, the seer concerning genealogies? And <em>there was</em> war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
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As for the events of Rehoboam’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer that deal with genealogies? There was continual warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.
16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, and Abijah, his son, reigned in his stead.
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Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Abijah his son succeeded him as king.
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