II. CHronicxEs XII

1 AND it came_to_pass, when Re-|— hoboam_ had _ established the kingdom, and had_strengthened_him- self, he -forsook rthe_law_of / the Lorp, and all Israél with him. 1
2 And it came_to_pass, that in the} 22-24, fifth xyear_of xking Rehoboam Shishak king_of Egypt came_up against Jeru- salem, because they had_transgressed against /the Lorp,
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 sSukkiims, and the|r.
e Ethiopians. Dw
4 And he took the fenced «cities which| ¢35 pertained to Judah, and came to Jeru- salem. 5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet} , to Rehoboam, and to the_princes_of| py, Judah, that were_gathered_together to} i Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, “ Thus «saith J the Lorp, Be shave_forsaken Sle, and therefore have |e. _ ae left pou in the_hand_of Shi- sbak.”
6 Whereupon the_princes_of Israél and the king humbled_themselves ; and they said, “7 T’he Lorp 7s righteous.”
7 And when J the Lorp saw that they ESPIT humbled themselves, the_word_of 4 the|7. Lorp came to Shemaiah, saying, “They shave_humbled_themselves ; therefore I will not destroy them, but I -will_grant them some deliverance; and My wrath shall not be_poured_out upon Jeru- salem by the_hand_of Shishak 8 Nevertheless they shall_be his ser-|8. See vants ; 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 rthe_ treasures_of the_house_of ’the Lorp, and -the_treasures_of the king’s house ; he took Xall : he carried_away also «the_ shields_of xgold which Solomon had_ made.
10 (Instead of which xking Rehoboam made shields_of brass, and :committed them to the_hands_of the_chief_of the r=guard, xthat kept the_entrance_of|,. runn the king's house.
11 And when the king entered_into the_house_of !the Lorp, the r=guard came and fetched them, and *brought_ ete into the r=guard ¢ cham-
er.
12 And when he humbled_himself, the_wrath_of J the Lorp turned from him, that He would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
13 So xking Rehoboam strengthened_ himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began_to_reign, and he reigned | 34, seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Jthe Lorp had_chosen out_of all the_tribes_of Israél, to put His name there. And his mother’s name was » Naamah an xAmmonitess.
14 And he did xevil, because he pre-| pera pared not his heart to seek ‘ the) Rex
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RD. 1,1 15 Now the_acts_of Rehoboam, ~first| 14.2
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es ABIJAH'S REIGN OVER _ JUDAH.
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and xlast, ave thev not written in the_ wbook_of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealo- gies? And there were wars between ee and Jeroboam «continu- ally.
16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was_buried in the_city_of David: and Abijah his son reigned in
his stead.
13 NOW in the_eighteenth year_of xking Jeroboam began « Abijah
to_reign over Judah.
2 He reigned three years in Jeru- salem. His mother’s name also was m Michaiah the_daughter_of « Uriél of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.
8 And Abijah set «the battle in_array
is)with an army_of valiant_men_of war,
even four hundred thousand chosen tmen : Jeroboam also set the battle in_ array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen imen, being mighty_ men_of valour.
4 And Abijah stood_up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in tmount Eph- raim, and said, “-Hear me, thou Jero- boam, and all Israél ;
5 Ought ye not to know that ‘the Lorp =God_of Israél gave the kingdom over Israél to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a coyenant_of salt ?
6 Yet Jeroboam the_son_of Nebat, the _servant _ of Solomon the _son _ of David, is_risen_up, and hath_rebelled against his =lord.
7 And there are_gathered unto him vain men, the_schildren_of Belial, and have _ strengthened _ themselves against Rehoboam the_son_of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender- hearted, and could not withstand them.
§ And now pe -think to withstand the_kingdom_of /the Lorp inthe_hand_ of the_sons_of David ; and pe bea great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.
9 «Have ye not cast_out -the_priests_ of the Lorp, sthe_sons_of Aaron, and the Levites, and have_made you priests after the-manner_of the_vnations_of other xlands? so that whosoever com- eth to f consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same ‘may_ be a priest of them that are no gods.
10 But as for 1s, Jthe Lorp is our =God, and we have not forsaken Him ; and the priests, »which_minister unto ‘the Lord, are the_sons_of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business :
11 And +they_i burn unto J the Lorp every *morning and every evening aburnt-_sacrifices and sweet incense: theshewbread also set they inorder upon the pure table ; and the_! candlestick_ of xgold with the_lamps thereof, to burn every xevening: for twe +keep -the_ charge_of Jthe Lorp our =God ; but pe shave_forsaken Him.
12 And, behold, x=God Himself 7s with us for our xcaptain, and His