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2 Chronicles 12
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2 Chronicles 12
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Shishak Attacks Jerusalem(A)
12 After Rehoboam’s kingdom was ·set up [secure; consolidated; established] and he became strong, he and the people of Judah ·stopped obeying [abandoned; forsook] the ·teachings [instructions; laws] of the Lord. 2 During the fifth year Rehoboam was king, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem, because Rehoboam and the people were unfaithful to the Lord. 3 Shishak had twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand ·horsemen [or horses]. He brought troops of ·Libyans [Lubim], Sukkites, and Cushites [C Ethiopians] from Egypt with him, so many they couldn’t be counted. 4 Shishak captured the ·strong, walled [fortified] cities of Judah and ·came as far as [advanced on/to] Jerusalem.
5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the ·leaders [officers; officials] of Judah who had gathered in Jerusalem because they were afraid of Shishak. Shemaiah said to them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have ·left [abandoned; forsaken] me, so now I will ·leave you to face Shishak alone [abandon/forsake you to Shishak].’”
6 Then the ·leaders [officers; officials] of ·Judah [L Israel; C sometimes the name Israel refers specifically to Judah] and King Rehoboam ·were sorry for what they had done [humbled themselves]. They said, “The Lord ·does what is right [is just/fair/righteous].”
7 When the Lord saw they ·were sorry for what they had done [humbled themselves], the Lord spoke his word to Shemaiah, saying, “·The king and the leaders are sorry [They have humbled themselves]. So I will not destroy them but will ·save [rescue; T deliver] them soon. I will not use Shishak to ·punish Jerusalem in [pour out on Jerusalem] my anger. 8 But the people of Jerusalem will become Shishak’s ·servants [subjects; slaves] so they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the ·kings [kingdoms] of other nations.”
9 Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took the treasures from the ·Temple [L house] of the Lord and the king’s ·palace [L house]. He took everything, even the gold shields Solomon had made. 10 So King Rehoboam made bronze shields to take their place and ·gave [entrusted] them to the ·commanders [officers] of the guards for the ·palace gates [doors of the king’s house]. 11 Whenever the king went to the ·Temple [L house] of the Lord, the guards went with him, carrying the shields. Later, they would put them back in the guardroom.
12 When Rehoboam ·was sorry for what he had done [humbled himself], the Lord held his anger back and did not ·fully [completely] destroy Rehoboam. ·There was some [or Conditions/Things were] good in Judah.
13 King Rehoboam ·made himself a strong king [strengthened/established himself] in Jerusalem. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he ·was king [reigned] in Jerusalem for seventeen years. Jerusalem is the city that the Lord chose from all the tribes of Israel in which ·he was to be worshiped [L to put his name]. Rehoboam’s mother was Naamah from the country of Ammon. 14 Rehoboam did evil because he did not ·want to obey [L set/commit his heart to seek] the Lord.
15 The ·things Rehoboam did as king [events/acts/history of Rehoboam], from ·the beginning to the end [first to last], ·are [L are they not…?] written in the ·records [annals] of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the ·seer [prophet], in the ·family histories [genealogical records]. There were continual wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. 16 Rehoboam ·died [L lay down/T slept with his fathers/ancestors] and was buried in the City of David [C Jerusalem], and his son Abijah became king in his place.
2 Chronicles 12
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2 Chronicles 12
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Egypt Plunders Jerusalem
12 (A)When the rule of Rehoboam was established (B)and he was strong, (C)he abandoned the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him. 2 (D)In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, (E)Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem 3 with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. And the people were without number who came with him from Egypt—(F)Libyans, Sukkiim, and Ethiopians. 4 And he took (G)the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem. 5 Then (H)Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says the Lord, (I)‘You abandoned me, so I have abandoned you to the hand of Shishak.’” 6 Then the princes of (J)Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, (K)“The Lord is righteous.” 7 When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah: (L)“They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, (M)and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. 8 Nevertheless, they shall be servants to him, (N)that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”
9 (O)So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. 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 (P)the shields of gold that Solomon had made, 10 and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house. 11 And as often as the king went into the house of the Lord, the guard came and carried them and brought them back to the guardroom. 12 And when (Q)he humbled himself the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to make a complete destruction. Moreover, (R)conditions were good[a] in Judah.
13 (S)So King Rehoboam grew strong in Jerusalem and reigned. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonite. 14 And he did evil, (T)for he did not set his heart to seek the Lord.
15 (U)Now the acts of Rehoboam, (V)from first to last, are they not written in the chronicles of (W)Shemaiah the prophet and of (X)Iddo (Y)the seer?[b] There were continual wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, and (Z)Abijah[c] his son reigned in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 12:12 Hebrew good things were found
- 2 Chronicles 12:15 After seer, Hebrew adds according to genealogy
- 2 Chronicles 12:16 Spelled Abijam in 1 Kings 14:31
2 Crónicas 12
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2 Crónicas 12
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Sisac invade Jerusalén(A)
12 Después de que Roboán consolidó su reino y se afirmó en el trono, él y todo Israel abandonaron la Ley del Señor 2 y fueron infieles. Por eso Sisac, rey de Egipto, atacó a Jerusalén en el quinto año del reinado de Roboán. 3 Con mil doscientos carros de combate, sesenta mil jinetes y una innumerable multitud de libios, suquíes y cusitas procedentes de Egipto, 4 Sisac conquistó las ciudades fortificadas de Judá y llegó hasta Jerusalén.
5 Entonces el profeta Semaías se presentó ante Roboán y los líderes de Judá que por miedo a Sisac se habían reunido en Jerusalén y les dijo:
—Así dice el Señor: “Como ustedes me abandonaron, ahora yo también los abandono, para que caigan en manos de Sisac”.
6 Los líderes israelitas y el rey confesaron con humildad:
—¡El Señor es justo!
7 Cuando el Señor vio que se habían humillado, habló nuevamente a Semaías y le dijo: «Puesto que han mostrado humildad, ya no voy a destruirlos; dentro de poco tiempo los libraré. No voy a permitir que Sisac ejecute mi castigo sobre Jerusalén, 8 aunque sí dejaré que los someta a su dominio, para que aprendan la diferencia que hay entre servirme a mí y servir a los reyes de otros países».
9 Sisac, rey de Egipto, atacó a Jerusalén y se llevó los tesoros del Templo del Señor y del palacio real. Se lo llevó todo, aun los escudos de oro que Salomón había hecho. 10 Para reemplazarlos, el rey Roboán mandó hacer escudos de bronce y los puso al cuidado de los comandantes de la guardia que custodiaba la entrada del palacio real. 11 Siempre que el rey iba al Templo del Señor, los guardias lo acompañaban portando los escudos, pero luego los devolvían a la sala de los centinelas.
12 Por haberse humillado Roboán, y porque aún quedaba algo bueno en Judá, el Señor apartó su ira de él y no lo destruyó por completo; 13 así que el rey Roboán afirmó su trono y continuó reinando en Jerusalén. Tenía cuarenta y un años cuando comenzó a reinar. Reinó diecisiete años en Jerusalén, la ciudad donde, de entre todas las tribus de Israel, el Señor había decidido poner su Nombre. La madre de Roboán era una amonita llamada Noamá. 14 Pero Roboán actuó mal, porque no tuvo el firme propósito de buscar al Señor.
15 Los acontecimientos del reinado de Roboán, desde el primero hasta el último, incluyendo las constantes guerras que hubo entre Jeroboán y él, están escritos en las crónicas del profeta Semaías y del vidente Idó.
16 Cuando Roboán murió, fue sepultado en la Ciudad de David; su hijo Abías lo sucedió en el trono.
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