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2 Chronicles 12
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12 After Rehoboam’s rule was established and solidified, he and all Israel rejected the law of the Lord. 2 Because they were unfaithful to the Lord, in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem. 3 He had 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and an innumerable number of soldiers who accompanied him from Egypt, including Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites. 4 He captured the fortified cities of Judah and marched against Jerusalem.

5 Shemaiah the prophet visited Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were assembled in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have rejected me, so I have rejected you and will hand you over to Shishak.’”[a] 6 The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”[b] 7 When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the Lord’s message came to Shemaiah: “They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them. I will deliver them soon.[c] My anger will not be unleashed against[d] Jerusalem through Shishak. 8 Yet they will become his subjects, so they can experience how serving me differs from serving the surrounding nations.”[e]

9 King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the Lord’s temple and of the royal palace; he took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made. 10 King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and assigned them to the officers of the royal guard[f] who protected the entrance to the royal palace. 11 Whenever the king visited the Lord’s temple, the royal guards carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom.[g]

12 So when Rehoboam[h] humbled himself, the Lord relented from his anger and did not annihilate him;[i] Judah experienced some good things.[j] 13 King Rehoboam solidified his rule in Jerusalem;[k] he[l] was forty-one years old when he became king, and he ruled for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel to be his home.[m] Rehoboam’s[n] mother was an Ammonite named Naamah. 14 He did evil because he was not determined to follow the Lord.[o]

15 The events of Rehoboam’s reign, from start to finish, are recorded[p] in the Annals of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer that include genealogical records. There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. 16 Then Rehoboam passed away[q] and was buried in the City of David.[r] His son Abijah replaced him as king.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 12:5 tn Heb “also I have rejected you into the hand of Shishak.”
  2. 2 Chronicles 12:6 tn Or “fair,” meaning the Lord’s punishment of them was just or fair.
  3. 2 Chronicles 12:7 tn Heb “I will give them deliverance soon.”
  4. 2 Chronicles 12:7 tn Heb “pour out on.”
  5. 2 Chronicles 12:8 tn Heb “so they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the lands.”
  6. 2 Chronicles 12:10 tn Heb “runners” (also in v. 11).
  7. 2 Chronicles 12:11 tn Heb “to the chamber of the runners.”
  8. 2 Chronicles 12:12 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Rehoboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  9. 2 Chronicles 12:12 tn Heb “the anger of the Lord turned from him and did not destroy completely.”
  10. 2 Chronicles 12:12 tn Heb “and also in Judah there were good things.”
  11. 2 Chronicles 12:13 tn Heb “and the king, Rehoboam, strengthened himself in Jerusalem and ruled.”
  12. 2 Chronicles 12:13 tn Heb “Rehoboam.” The recurrence of the proper name here is redundant in terms of contemporary English style, so the pronoun has been used in the translation instead.
  13. 2 Chronicles 12:13 tn Heb “the city where the Lord chose to place his name from all the tribes of Israel.”
  14. 2 Chronicles 12:13 tn Heb “his”; the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  15. 2 Chronicles 12:14 tn Heb “because he did not set his heart to seek the Lord.”
  16. 2 Chronicles 12:15 tn Heb “As for the events of Rehoboam, the former and the latter, are they not written?”
  17. 2 Chronicles 12:16 tn Heb “lay down with his fathers.”
  18. 2 Chronicles 12:16 sn The phrase the City of David refers here to the fortress of Zion in Jerusalem, not to Bethlehem. See 2 Sam 5:7.
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2 Chroniques 12
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Invasion de Juda

12 Lorsque Roboam eut affermi sa royauté et qu'il fut devenu plus fort, il abandonna la loi de l'Eternel et tout Israël l'abandonna avec lui.

2 La cinquième année du règne de Roboam, Shishak, le roi d'Egypte, monta contre Jérusalem, parce qu'ils avaient fait preuve d’infidélité envers l'Eternel. 3 Il disposait de 1200 chars et 60'000 cavaliers, et avec lui vint d'Egypte une armée innombrable composée de Libyens, de Sukkiens et d’Ethiopiens. 4 Il s’empara des villes fortifiées qui appartenaient à Juda et arriva jusqu'à Jérusalem.

5 Alors le prophète Shemaeja alla trouver Roboam et les chefs de Juda, qui s'étaient tous retirés dans Jérusalem à l'approche de Shishak, et il leur annonça: «Voici ce que dit l’Eternel: Vous m'avez abandonné. Je vous abandonne moi aussi et je vous livre entre les mains de Shishak.» 6 Les chefs d'Israël et le roi s'humilièrent et dirent: «L'Eternel est juste!» 7 Quand l'Eternel vit qu'ils s'humiliaient, il adressa la parole à Shemaeja: «Puisqu’ils se sont humiliés, je ne les détruirai pas. Je ne tarderai pas à les secourir et ma colère ne se déversera pas contre Jérusalem par l’intermédiaire de Shishak. 8 Cependant, ils lui seront asservis et ils sauront quelle différence cela fait de me servir ou de servir les royaumes des autres pays.»

9 Shishak, roi d'Egypte, monta contre Jérusalem. Il prit les trésors de la maison de l'Eternel et ceux du palais royal, il prit tout. Il prit les boucliers en or que Salomon avait faits. 10 Le roi Roboam fabriqua à leur place des boucliers en bronze et il en confia la responsabilité aux chefs des gardes qui surveillaient l'entrée du palais. 11 Chaque fois que le roi se rendait à la maison de l'Eternel, les gardes venaient et les portaient. Puis ils les rapportaient dans la salle des gardes.

12 Comme Roboam s'était humilié, l'Eternel détourna sa colère de lui et ne le détruisit pas entièrement. De plus, il y avait encore de bonnes choses en Juda.

13 Le roi Roboam s'affermit dans Jérusalem et y régna. Il avait 41 ans lorsqu'il devint roi et il régna 17 ans à Jérusalem, la ville que l'Eternel avait choisie parmi toutes les tribus d'Israël pour y établir son nom. Sa mère s'appelait Naama et c’était une Ammonite. 14 Il fit le mal parce qu'il n'appliqua pas son cœur à chercher l'Eternel.

15 Les actes de Roboam, des premiers aux derniers, sont décrits dans les annales de Shemaeja, le prophète, et d'Iddo, le voyant, parmi les registres généalogiques. Il y eut toujours guerre entre Roboam et Jéroboam.

16 Roboam se coucha avec ses ancêtres et il fut enterré dans la ville de David. Son fils Abija devint roi à sa place.

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2 Chronicles 12
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12 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the Lord,

3 With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.

4 And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.

6 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The Lord is righteous.

7 And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, 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; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

9 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 all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

10 Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king's house.

11 And when the king entered into the house of the Lord, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.

12 And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.

13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.

14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.

15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

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