1 Kings 14:21-31
New King James Version
Rehoboam Reigns in Judah(A)
21 And Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. (B)Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king. He reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city (C)which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there. (D)His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. 22 (E)Now Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they (F)provoked Him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, more than all that their fathers had done. 23 For they also built for themselves (G)high[a] places, (H)sacred pillars, and (I)wooden images on every high hill and (J)under every green tree. 24 (K)And there were also [b]perverted persons in the land. They did according to all the (L)abominations of the nations which the Lord had cast out before the children of (M)Israel.
25 (N)It happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. 26 (O)And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house; he took away everything. He also took away all the gold shields (P)which Solomon had made. 27 Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place, and [c]committed them to the hands of the captains of the [d]guard, who guarded the doorway of the king’s house. 28 And whenever the king entered the house of the Lord, the guards carried them, then brought them back into the guardroom.
29 (Q)Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 30 And there was (R)war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days. 31 (S)So Rehoboam [e]rested with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the City of David. (T)His mother’s name was Naamah, an Ammonitess. Then (U)Abijam[f] his son reigned in his place.
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- 1 Kings 14:23 Places for pagan worship
- 1 Kings 14:24 Heb. qadesh, one practicing sodomy and prostitution in religious rituals
- 1 Kings 14:27 entrusted
- 1 Kings 14:27 Lit. runners
- 1 Kings 14:31 Died and joined his ancestors
- 1 Kings 14:31 Abijah, 2 Chr. 12:16ff
1 Kings 14:21-31
Young's Literal Translation
21 And Rehoboam son of Solomon hath reigned in Judah; a son of forty and one years [is] Rehoboam in his reigning, and seventeen years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah chose to set His name there, out of all the tribes of Israel, and the name of his mother [is] Naamah the Ammonitess.
22 And Judah doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and they make Him zealous above all that their fathers did by their sins that they have sinned.
23 And they build -- also they -- for themselves high places, and standing-pillars, and shrines, on every high height, and under every green tree;
24 and also a whoremonger hath been in the land; they have done according to all the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons of Israel.
25 And it cometh to pass, in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, gone up hath Shishak king of Egypt against Jerusalem,
26 and he taketh the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the house of the king, yea, the whole he hath taken; and he taketh all the shields of gold that Solomon made.
27 And king Rehoboam maketh in their stead shields of brass, and hath made [them] a charge on the hand of the heads of the runners, those keeping the opening of the house of the king,
28 and it cometh to pass, from the going in of the king to the house of Jehovah, the runners bear them, and have brought them back unto the chamber of the runners.
29 And the rest of the matters of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written on the book of the Chronicles of the kings of Judah?
30 And war hath been between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all the days;
31 and Rehoboam lieth with his fathers, and is buried with his fathers, in the city of David, and the name of his mother [is] Naamah the Ammonitess, and reign doth Abijam his son in his stead.
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1 Kings 14:21-31
New American Standard Bible
Rehoboam Misleads Judah
21 (A)Now Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, (B)the city which the Lord had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. 22 And the people of (C)Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they (D)provoked Him to jealousy with their sins which they [a]committed, more than all that their fathers had done. 23 For they, too, built for themselves (E)high places, (F)memorial stones, and [b](G)Asherim on every high hill and (H)under every luxuriant tree. 24 There were also (I)male cult prostitutes in the land. They committed [c]all the same abominations of the nations which the Lord dispossessed before the sons of Israel.
25 (J)Now it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, that Shishak the king of Egypt marched against Jerusalem. 26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house, and (K)he took everything; (L)he even took all the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 27 So King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and (M)entrusted them to the [d]care of the commanders of the [e]guard who guarded the doorway of the king’s house. 28 And it happened as often as the king entered the house of the Lord, that the [f]guards would carry them and would bring them back into the [g]guards’ room.
29 (N)Now as for the rest of the acts of Rehoboam and all that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? 30 (O)And there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. 31 And Rehoboam [h]lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and (P)his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. And his son Abijam became king in his place.
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- 1 Kings 14:22 Lit sinned
- 1 Kings 14:23 I.e., wooden symbols of a female deity (Asherah)
- 1 Kings 14:24 Lit according to all
- 1 Kings 14:27 Lit hand
- 1 Kings 14:27 Lit runners
- 1 Kings 14:28 Lit runners
- 1 Kings 14:28 Lit runners
- 1 Kings 14:31 I.e., died
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