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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
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator records a historical event in the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, immediately following the king and all Israel’s abandonment of the Law of the LORD.
The words — עָלָה ('a.Lah) literally means "he came up" or "he advanced," describing Shishak’s military approach, while מֶֽלֶךְ (Me.lekh) identifies him as "king," confirming his official command over the invading force.
The thread — This campaign follows Jeroboam’s refuge with Shishak in Egypt (1 Kings 11:40) and enacts the covenant warning that forsaking divine statutes brings national judgment (2 Chronicles 7:19; Judges 2:13).
Why it lands — The text presents unfaithfulness to the LORD as the direct cause of Jerusalem’s invasion, requiring the reader to acknowledge the concrete historical consequences of covenant violation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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,
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 7:19 But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,
- Judges 2:13 for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
- 1 Kings 14:24 There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land. They imitated all the abominations of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9 As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
- 2 Chronicles 36:14 Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
- Psalms 106:43 Many times He rescued them, but they were bent on rebellion and sank down in their iniquity.
- Isaiah 63:10 But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
- Jeremiah 2:19 Your own evil will discipline you; your own apostasies will reprimand you. Consider and realize how evil and bitter it is for you to forsake the LORD your God and to have no fear of Me,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.
- Jeremiah 44:22 So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.