1 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.*12.7 some: or, a little while 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.*12.12 and also…: or, and yet in Judah there were good things

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.*12.14 prepared: or, fixed 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.*12.15 book: Heb. words 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.*12.16 Abijah: also called, Abijam

1 EN toe Rehábeam die koningskap bevestig het en hy sterk was, het hy die wet van die Here verlaat, en die hele Israel saam met hom.

2 Toe het Sisak, die koning van Egipte, in die vyfde jaar van koning Rehábeam, teen Jerusalem opgetrek — omdat hulle ontrou teenoor die Here gehandel het —

3 met twaalfhonderd strydwaens en sestigduisend perderuiters; en ontelbaar was die manskappe wat saam met hom uit Egipte gekom het: Líbiërs, Sukkiete en Kusiete.

4 En hy het die versterkte stede ingeneem wat aan Juda behoort het, en tot by Jerusalem gekom.

5 Daarop kom die profeet Semája na Rehábeam en die owerstes van Juda wat vanweë Sisak in Jerusalem bymekaargekom het, en sê vir hulle: So spreek die Here: Júlle het My verlaat; daarom gee Ék julle ook oor in die hand van Sisak.

6 Hierop het die owerstes van Israel en die koning hulle verootmoedig en gesê: Die Here is regverdig.

7 En toe die Here sien dat hulle hul verootmoedig, kom die woord van die Here tot Semája en sê: Hulle het hul verootmoedig: Ek sal hulle nie vernietig nie, maar hulle binnekort uitkoms skenk, en my grimmigheid sal nie deur middel van Sisak oor Jerusalem uitgestort word nie.

8 Maar hulle sal sy knegte word, sodat hulle my diens en die diens van die koninkryke van die lande kan leer ken!

9 En Sisak, die koning van Egipte, het teen Jerusalem opgetrek en die skatte van die huis van die Here en die skatte van die huis van die koning weggeneem; hy het alles weggeneem; hy het ook die goue skilde wat Salomo gemaak het, weggeneem.

10 Toe maak koning Rehábeam in die plek daarvan koperskilde, en hy het dit aan die owerstes van die hardlopers toevertrou wat die ingang van die koning se huis bewaak.

11 So dikwels as die koning in die huis van die Here ingaan, kom die hardlopers en dra dit en bring dit weer terug in die wagkamer van die hardlopers.

12 Maar weens sy verootmoediging het die toorn van die Here van hom gewyk, sodat Hy hom nie geheel en al vernietig het nie; ook was daar in Juda nog goeie dinge.

13 En koning Rehábeam het hom versterk in Jerusalem en geregeer; want Rehábeam was een-en-veertig jaar oud toe hy koning geword het, en het sewentien jaar geregeer in Jerusalem, die stad wat die Here uit al die stamme van Israel verkies het om sy Naam daar te vestig; en die naam van sy moeder was Naäma, die Ammonitiese.

14 En hy het gedoen wat verkeerd was, want hy het nie sy hart gerig om die Here te soek nie.

15 En die geskiedenis van Rehábeam, die vroeëre en die latere, is dit nie beskrywe in die Geskiedenis van die profeet Semája en van die siener Iddo, volgens geslagsregister nie? En daar was gedurigdeur oorloë tussen Rehábeam en Jeróbeam.

16 En Rehábeam het ontslaap met sy vaders en is begrawe in die stad van Dawid; en sy seun Abía het in sy plek koning geword.