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2 Chroniques 12
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2 Chroniques 12
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L’invasion égyptienne(A)
12 Une fois que Roboam eut affermi son autorité royale et qu’il fut devenu puissant, il cessa d’obéir à la Loi de l’Eternel, et tout Israël avec lui. 2 La cinquième année du règne de Roboam, Shishaq, roi d’Egypte[a], vint attaquer Jérusalem ; ce fut la conséquence de l’infidélité d’Israël envers l’Eternel. 3 Shishaq vint d’Egypte avec mille deux cents chars et soixante mille soldats sur char. Il commandait une armée innombrable de soldats égyptiens, libyens, soukkiens et éthiopiens. 4 Il s’empara des villes fortifiées de Juda et s’avança jusqu’à Jérusalem.
5 Alors le prophète Shemaya alla trouver Roboam et les chefs de Juda qui s’étaient retirés à Jérusalem à l’approche de Shishaq. Il leur dit : Voici ce que déclare l’Eternel : « Vous m’avez abandonné. A mon tour, je vous abandonne entre les mains de Shishaq. »
6 Les chefs d’Israël et le roi s’humilièrent et déclarèrent : L’Eternel est juste !
7 Quand l’Eternel vit qu’ils s’humiliaient, il adressa une nouvelle parole à Shemaya : Puisqu’ils se sont humiliés, dit-il, je ne les détruirai pas ; d’ici peu de temps, je leur accorderai la délivrance et je ne déchaînerai pas ma colère sur Jérusalem par le moyen de Shishaq. 8 Toutefois, ils lui seront assujettis et ils pourront apprécier la différence entre me servir et servir des rois d’autres pays.
9 Shishaq, roi d’Egypte, vint attaquer Jérusalem. Il s’empara des trésors du temple de l’Eternel et de ceux du palais royal. Il prit absolument tout, notamment les boucliers d’or que Salomon avait fait faire[b]. 10 Le roi Roboam fit faire des boucliers de bronze pour les remplacer et les confia aux chefs des gardes chargés de surveiller l’entrée du palais royal. 11 Chaque fois que le roi se rendait au temple de l’Eternel, les gardes venaient les enlever, puis ils les replaçaient dans la salle du corps de garde.
12 Lorsque Roboam s’humilia, la colère de l’Eternel se détourna de lui et sa ruine ne fut pas totale. D’ailleurs, il y avait encore de bonnes choses en Juda. 13 Le roi Roboam affermit son pouvoir à Jérusalem et continua à régner. Il avait quarante et un ans à son avènement, et il régna dix-sept ans à Jérusalem[c], la ville que l’Eternel avait choisie parmi toutes les tribus d’Israël pour y établir sa présence. Sa mère était une Ammonite nommée Naama. 14 Il fit ce qui est mal, parce qu’il n’appliqua pas son cœur à s’attacher à l’Eternel.
15 Les faits et gestes de Roboam, des premiers aux derniers, sont cités dans les Actes du prophète Shemaya et du prophète Iddo où sont enregistrées des listes généalogiques. Roboam et Jéroboam furent tout le temps en guerre l’un avec l’autre. 16 Quand Roboam rejoignit ses ancêtres décédés, il fut enterré dans la Cité de David. Son fils Abiya lui succéda sur le trône.
Footnotes
- 12.2 Shishaq, fondateur de la XXIIe dynastie égyptienne, a régné de 945 à 924 av. J.-C. La cinquième année du règne de Roboam correspond à 925 av. J.-C.
- 12.9 Voir 2 Ch 9.15-16.
- 12.13 De 930 à 913 av. J.-C.
2 Chronicles 12
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2 Chronicles 12
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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
2 Chronicles 12
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2 Chronicles 12
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Egypt Attacks Judah(A)
12 Now (B)it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that (C)he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel along with him. 2 (D)And it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the Lord, 3 with twelve hundred chariots, sixty thousand horsemen, and people without number who came with him out of Egypt—(E)the Lubim and the Sukkiim and the Ethiopians. 4 And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came to Jerusalem.
5 Then (F)Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, who were gathered together in Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says the Lord: ‘You have forsaken Me, and therefore I also have left you in the hand of Shishak.’ ”
6 So the leaders of Israel and the king (G)humbled themselves; and they said, (H)“The Lord is righteous.”
7 Now when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, (I)the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance. My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. 8 Nevertheless (J)they will be his servants, that they may distinguish (K)My service from the service of the kingdoms of the nations.”
9 (L)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 everything. He also carried away the gold shields which Solomon had (M)made. 10 Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and committed them (N)to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the doorway of the king’s house. 11 And whenever the king entered the house of the Lord, the guard would go and bring them out; then they would take them back into the guardroom. 12 When he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and things also went well in Judah.
The End of Rehoboam’s Reign(O)
13 Thus King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned. Now (P)Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king; and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, (Q)the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. His mother’s name was Naamah, an (R)Ammonitess. 14 And he did evil, because he did not prepare his heart to seek the Lord.
15 The acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, (S)and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? (T)And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. 16 So Rehoboam [a]rested with his fathers, and was buried in the City of David. Then (U)Abijah[b] his son reigned in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 12:16 Died and joined his ancestors
- 2 Chronicles 12:16 Abijam, 1 Kin. 14:31
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