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2 Chronicles 12
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2 Chronicles 12
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 12
Rehoboam’s Unfaithfulness. 1 After Rehoboam’s kingdom was firmly established and he grew ever more powerful, he, and all Israel[a] with him, abandoned the law of the Lord. 2 In the fifth year of the reign of King Rehoboam, because he and his people had been unfaithful to the Lord, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem[b] 3 with twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. In addition, he also brought with him from Egypt a vast army beyond counting—Libyans, Sukkites,[c] and Ethiopians.
4 After Shishak had captured the fortified cities of Judah and had arrived at the outskirts of Jerusalem, 5 the prophet Shemaiah came to Rehoboam and the commanders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them: “Thus says the Lord: ‘You have abandoned me, and therefore I have abandoned you to the power of Shishak.’ ” 6 Then the officers of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said: “The Lord is just.”
7 When the Lord saw that they had humbled themselves, this word of the Lord came to Shemaiah: “Because they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them. Rather, I will grant them some degree of deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. 8 However, they shall become his servants, so that they may come to understand the difference between serving me and serving the rulers of other countries.”
9 Therefore, Shishak, the king of Egypt, attacked Jerusalem and carried away the treasures of the house of the Lord as well as the treasures of the king’s palace. He seized everything, including the shields of gold that Solomon had made. 10 Therefore, King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and entrusted them to the commanders of the guard on duty at the entrance of the king’s palace.
11 Whenever the king entered the house of the Lord, the guards would accompany him, bearing the shield and then afterward would return them to the guardroom. 12 Because Rehoboam had humbled himself, the anger of the Lord was averted from him so as not to destroy him completely, and the conditions in Judah continued to improve.
13 Therefore, King Rehoboam strengthened his power in Jerusalem and continued to reign. He was forty-one years old when he first ascended the throne, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city in which, out of all the tribes of Israel, the Lord chose to be honored. His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonite. 14 However, he followed an evil path, for he had not truly resolved to seek the Lord.
15 The events of Rehoboam’s reign, from beginning to end, are written in the records of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer. There was continual warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. 16 Rehoboam slept with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. His son Abijah succeeded him as king.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 12:1 All Israel: that is, the people of God, not the “kingdom of Israel.”
- 2 Chronicles 12:2 This campaign of Pharaoh Shishak (Sheshonk) is depicted on the walls of a temple at Karnak.
- 2 Chronicles 12:3 Sukkites: a people of east Africa; see the Suco of whom Strabo speaks, and the modern Suakim.
2 Cronica 12
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
2 Cronica 12
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Nilusob ng Egipto ang Juda(A)
12 Nang maging matatag na ang paghahari ni Rehoboam, tinalikuran niya at ng buong Israel ang Kautusan ni Yahweh. 2 Subalit nang ikalimang taon ng paghahari ni Rehoboam, sapagkat hindi sila naging tapat kay Yahweh, sinalakay ni Shishak, hari ng Egipto, ang Jerusalem. 3 Ang hukbo ni Shishak ay binubuo ng 1,200 karwahe, 60,000 mangangabayo at di mabilang na mga tauhan pati mga taga-Libya, taga-Sukuim at taga-Etiopia. 4 Nakuha niya ang mga may pader na lunsod ng Juda at nakaabot siya hanggang Jerusalem.
5 Dahil sa pananalakay ni Shishak, ang mga pinuno ng Israel ay nagtipon sa Jerusalem kasama ni Rehoboam. Dumating naman ang propetang si Semaias at sinabi sa kanila: “Ganito ang ipinapasabi ni Yahweh: ‘Pinabayaan ninyo ako, kaya pinabayaan ko rin kayong mahulog sa kamay ni Shishak.’”
6 Pagkarinig niyon, nagpakumbaba ang hari at ang mga pinuno ng Israel at sinabi nila: “Makatarungan si Yahweh.”
7 Nakita ni Yahweh ang kanilang pagpapakumbaba, kaya sinabi niya kay Semaias: “Nagpakumbaba na sila, kaya hindi ko na sila lilipulin. Ililigtas ko sila sa lubos na kapahamakan at hindi ko na ibubuhos ang aking galit sa Jerusalem sa pamamagitan ni Shishak. 8 Gayunman, sila'y masasakop nito upang malaman nila kung alin ang higit na mabuti: ang maglingkod sa akin o ang maglingkod sa mga hari sa lupa.”
9 Sinalakay(B) ni Haring Shishak ng Egipto ang Lunsod ng Jerusalem at sinamsam ang mga kayamanan sa Templo ni Yahweh at sa palasyo ng hari. Kinuha niya ang lahat, pati ang mga gintong kalasag na ipinagawa ni Solomon. 10 Pinapalitan ni Rehoboam ang mga iyon ng kalasag na tanso. Pinaingatan niya ang nasabing mga panangga sa pinuno ng mga bantay ng palasyo. 11 Tuwing pupunta sa Templo ang hari, inilalabas nila ang mga kalasag at pagkatapos ay ipinababalik sa silid ng mga bantay. 12 Sapagkat nagpakumbaba si Rehoboam, hindi ganap na ibinuhos ng Diyos ang galit nito sa kanya. Hindi sila nalipol nang tuluyan at naging matiwasay na ang kalagayan ng Juda.
Ang Buod ng Kasaysayan ng Paghahari ni Rehoboam
13 Naging matatag ang paghahari ni Rehoboam sa Jerusalem. Apatnapu't isang taóng gulang siya nang magsimulang maghari at labimpitong taon siyang naghari sa Jerusalem, ang lunsod na pinili ni Yahweh sa lahat ng lipi ng Israel upang doon siya sambahin. Ang kanyang ina ay si Naama, na isang Ammonita. 14 Naging masama siya sapagkat hindi niya sinunod ang kalooban ni Yahweh.
15 Ang mga ginawa ni Rehoboam buhat sa simula hanggang sa wakas, ay nakasulat sa Kasaysayan ng propetang si Semaias at sa Kasaysayan ng propetang si Iddo. Patuloy ang digmaan nina Jeroboam at Rehoboam sa buong panahon ng paghahari nila. 16 Nang mamatay si Rehoboam, inilibing siya sa Lunsod ni David at si Abias na anak niya ang humalili sa kanya bilang hari.
2 Chronicles 12
New International Version
2 Chronicles 12
New International Version
Shishak Attacks Jerusalem(A)
12 After Rehoboam’s position as king was established(B) and he had become strong,(C) he and all Israel[a](D) with him abandoned(E) the law of the Lord. 2 Because they had been unfaithful(F) to the Lord, Shishak(G) king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year of King Rehoboam. 3 With twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen and the innumerable troops of Libyans,(H) Sukkites and Cushites[b](I) that came with him from Egypt, 4 he captured the fortified cities(J) of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
5 Then the prophet Shemaiah(K) 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(L) you to Shishak.’”
6 The leaders of Israel and the king humbled(M) themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”(N)
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.(O) My wrath(P) will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak. 8 They will, however, become subject(Q) to him, so that they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands.”
9 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(R) Solomon had made. 10 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 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 Because Rehoboam humbled(S) himself, the Lord’s anger turned from him, and he was not totally destroyed. Indeed, there was some good(T) in Judah.
13 King Rehoboam established(U) 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.(V) His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite. 14 He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord.
15 As for the events of Rehoboam’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah(W) the prophet and of Iddo the seer that deal with genealogies? There was continual warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. 16 Rehoboam(X) rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And Abijah(Y) his son succeeded him as king.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 12:1 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 12:3 That is, people from the upper Nile region
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