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Then the leaders of Judah and King Rehoboam were sorry for what they had done. They said, “The Lord does what is right.”

When the Lord saw they were sorry for what they had done, the Lord spoke his word to Shemaiah, saying, “The king and the leaders are sorry. So I will not destroy them but will save them soon. I will not use Shishak to punish Jerusalem in my anger. But the people of Jerusalem will become Shishak’s servants so they may learn that serving me is different than serving the kings of other nations.”

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The leaders of Israel and the king humbled(A) themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”(B)

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.(C) My wrath(D) will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak. They will, however, become subject(E) to him, so that they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands.”

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