1After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the
2Because they were unfaithful to the
3He had 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and an innumerable number of soldiers who accompanied him from Egypt, including Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.
4He captured the fortified cities of Judah and marched against Jerusalem.
5Shemaiah the prophet visited Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were assembled in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, “This is what the
6The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The
7When the
8Yet they will become his subjects, so they can experience how serving me differs from serving the surrounding nations.”
9King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the
10King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned them to the officers of the royal guard who protected the entrance to the royal palace.
11Whenever the king visited the
12So when Rehoboam humbled himself, the
13King Rehoboam solidified his rule in Jerusalem; he was forty-one years old when he became king and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the
14He did evil because he was not determined to follow the
15The events of Rehoboam’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded in the Annals of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer that include genealogical records.
16Then Rehoboam passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Abijah replaced him as king.
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