KJV King James Version
And it came to pass, [that] in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,
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2 Chronicles 12:2
And it came to pass, [that] in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem
WEB World English Bible
It happened in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against Yahweh,
ASV American Standard Version
And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against Jehovah,
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, come up hath Shishak king of Egypt against Jerusalem—because they trespassed against Jehovah—
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 12
1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
2 And it came to pass, [that] in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,
3 With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people [were] without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
4 And he took the fenced cities which [pertained] to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and [to] the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
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וַיְהִ֞יH1961 · ha.yahto beבַּשָּׁנָ֤הH8141 · sha.nehyearהַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙H2549 · cha.mi.shififthלַמֶּ֣לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingרְחַבְעָ֔םH7346 · re.chav.amRehoboamעָלָ֛הH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseשִׁישַׁ֥קH7895 · shi.shaqShishakמֶֽלֶךְ־H4428 · me.lekhkingמִצְרַ֖יִםH4714 · mits.ra.yimEgyptעַל־H5921 · aluponיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םH3389 · ye.ru.sha.laimJerusalemכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforמָעֲל֖וּH4603 · ma.albe unfaithfulבַּיהוָֽה׃H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
1 Kings 11:40Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, unto Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.2 Chronicles 7:19-20But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;Jeremiah 2:19Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that [it is] an evil [thing] and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the LORD thy God, and that my fear [is] not in thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts.2 Chronicles 36:14-19Moreover all the chief of the priests, and the people, transgressed very much after all the abominations of the heathen; and polluted the house of the LORD which he had hallowed in Jerusalem.Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit: therefore he was turned to be their enemy, [and] he fought against them.Jeremiah 44:22-23So that the LORD could no longer bear, because of the evil of your doings, [and] because of the abominations which ye have committed; therefore is your land a desolation, and an astonishment, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as at this day.Lamentations 5:15The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.Judges 2:13-15And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.1 Chronicles 28:9And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.1 Kings 14:24-26And there were also sodomites in the land: [and] they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.Psalm 106:43-44Many times did he deliver them; but they provoked [him] with their counsel, and were brought low for their iniquity.Nehemiah 9:26-27Nevertheless they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy law behind their backs, and slew thy prophets which testified against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations.
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