The Bible
2 Chronicles Chapter 12
1When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he forsook the law of ForeverOne
2In the fifth year of king Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against ForeverOne
4He took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
5Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, who were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, "Thus says ForeverOne
8Nevertheless they shall be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries." 9So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of ForeverOne
10King Rehoboam made in their place shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.
11As often as the king entered into the house of ForeverOne
12When he humbled himself, the wrath of ForeverOne
13So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which ForeverOne
14He did what was evil, because he didn't set his heart to seek ForeverOne
15Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren't they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, after the way of genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
16Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
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