1 Kings 14:21-31
World English Bible
21 Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. 22 Judah did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done. 23 For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. 24 There were also sodomites in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which Yahweh drove out before the children of Israel. 25 In the fifth year of king Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, 26 and he took away the treasures of Yahweh’s house, and the treasures of the king’s house. He even took away all of it, including all the gold shields which Solomon had made. 27 King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house. 28 It was so, that as often as the king went into Yahweh’s house, the guard bore them, and brought them back into the guard room.
29 Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 30 There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. 31 Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son reigned in his place.
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1 Kings 14:21-31
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Judah’s King Rehoboam
21 Now Rehoboam, Solomon’s son, reigned in Judah.(A) Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king; he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city where the Lord had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put his name.(B) Rehoboam’s mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.(C)
22 Judah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.(D) They provoked him to jealous anger(E) more than all that their ancestors had done with the sins they committed. 23 They also built for themselves high places,(F) sacred pillars,(G) and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree; 24 there were even male cult prostitutes in the land.(H) They imitated all the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had dispossessed before the Israelites.(I)
25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, King Shishak of Egypt(J) went to war against Jerusalem.(K) 26 He seized the treasuries of the Lord’s temple and the treasuries of the royal palace. He took everything. He took all the gold shields that Solomon had made.(L) 27 King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and committed them into the care of the captains of the guards[a](M) who protected the entrance to the king’s palace. 28 Whenever the king entered the Lord’s temple, the guards would carry the shields, then they would take them back to the armory.[b](N)
29 The rest of the events of Rehoboam’s reign,(O) along with all his accomplishments, are written about in the Historical Record of Judah’s Kings. 30 There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their reigns.(P) 31 Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried with his ancestors in the city of David. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.(Q) His son Abijam[c](R) became king in his place.
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