Bible Strands
1 Kings 14:25
In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator documents a historical event at the start of Rehoboam’s fifth regnal year. The passage records a military incursion without addressing a specific audience or offering narrative commentary.
The words — The Hebrew verb עָלָה ('alah) literally means "he came up" or "he ascended," indicating a military advance from Egypt toward Jerusalem. The proper name שׁישׁק (Shishak) identifies the reigning Egyptian monarch directing this campaign.
The thread — This event cross-references 2 Chronicles 12:2, which explicitly links the invasion to Judah’s prior unfaithfulness to the LORD. The same figure appears in 1 Kings 11:40 as the host who granted asylum to the fleeing Jeroboam.
Why it lands — The verse states a factual military conquest immediately following a description of national idolatry. It requires the reader to acknowledge that geopolitical consequences operate as direct outcomes of covenant violation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:
Cross-references
- 1 Kings 11:40 Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, where he remained until the death of Solomon.
- 2 Chronicles 12:2 In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem
- 2 Chronicles 12:9 So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.