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World English Bible

2 Chronicles 12 (WEBP)

[1] When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned Yahweh’s law, and all Israel with him.
[2] In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against Yahweh,
[3] with twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. The people were without number who came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.
[4] He took the fortified cities which belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
[5] Now 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, “Yahweh says, ‘You have forsaken me, therefore I have also left you in the hand of Shishak.’”
[6] Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “Yahweh is righteous.”
[7] When Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath won’t be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
[8] Nevertheless they will 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 Yahweh’s house and the treasures of the king’s house. He took it all away. He also took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
[10] King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.
[11] As often as the king entered into Yahweh’s house, the guard came and bore them, then brought them back into the guard room.
[12] When he humbled himself, Yahweh’s wrath turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether. Moreover, there were good things found in Judah.
[13] So 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 Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
[14] He did that which was evil, because he didn’t set his heart to seek Yahweh.
[15] Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren’t they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
[16] Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city; and Abijah his son reigned in his place.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 12 (KJVS)

[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.
[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.
[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.
[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.
[16] And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

2 Chronicles 12:7 Or, a little while
2 Chronicles 12:12 Or, and yet in Judah that were good things
2 Chronicles 12:14 Or, fixed
2 Chronicles 12:15 Heb. words

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 12 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ὡς () ἡτοιμάσθη () ἡ () βασιλεία () Ροβοαμ () καὶ () ὡς () κατεκρατήθη, ἐγκατέλιπεν () τὰς () ἐντολὰς () κυρίου () καὶ () πᾶς () Ισραηλ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ἐν () τῷ () πέμπτῳ () ἔτει () τῆς () βασιλείας () Ροβοαμ () ἀνέβη () Σουσακιμ βασιλεὺς () Αἰγύπτου () ἐπὶ () Ιερουσαλημ, () ὅτι () ἥμαρτον () ἐναντίον () κυρίου, ()
[3] ἐν () χιλίοις () καὶ () διακοσίοις () ἅρμασιν () καὶ () ἑξήκοντα () χιλιάσιν () ἵππων, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἦν () ἀριθμὸς () τοῦ () πλήθους () τοῦ () ἐλθόντος () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () ἐξ () Αἰγύπτου, () Λίβυες, Τρωγλοδύται καὶ () Αἰθίοπες. ()
[4] Καὶ () κατεκράτησαν τῶν () πόλεων () τῶν () ὀχυρῶν, αἳ () ἦσαν () ἐν () Ιουδα, καὶ () ἦλθεν () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ. ()
[5] Καὶ () Σαμαιας ὁ () προφήτης () ἦλθεν () πρὸς () Ροβοαμ () καὶ () πρὸς () τοὺς () ἄρχοντας () Ιουδα τοὺς () συναχθέντας () εἰς () Ιερουσαλημ () ἀπὸ () προσώπου () Σουσακιμ καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτοῖς () Οὕτως () εἶπεν () κύριος () Ὑμεῖς () ἐγκατελίπετέ () με, () κἀγὼ () ἐγκαταλείψω () ὑμᾶς () ἐν () χειρὶ () Σουσακιμ.
[6] Καὶ () ᾐσχύνθησαν () οἱ () ἄρχοντες () Ισραηλ () καὶ () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () καὶ () εἶπαν () Δίκαιος () ὁ () κύριος. ()
[7] Καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () ἰδεῖν () κύριον () ὅτι () ἐνετράπησαν, () καὶ () ἐγένετο () λόγος () κυρίου () πρὸς () Σαμαιαν λέγων () Ἐνετράπησαν, () οὐ () καταφθερῶ () αὐτούς· () καὶ () δώσω () αὐτοὺς () ὡς () μικρὸν εἰς () σωτηρίαν, () καὶ () οὐ () μὴ () στάξῃ ὁ () θυμός () μου () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ, ()
[8] ὅτι () ἔσονται () εἰς () παῖδας () καὶ () γνώσονται () τὴν () δουλείαν () μου () καὶ () τὴν () δουλείαν () τῆς () βασιλείας () τῆς () γῆς. ()
[9] Καὶ () ἀνέβη () Σουσακιμ βασιλεὺς () Αἰγύπτου () καὶ () ἔλαβεν () τοὺς () θησαυροὺς () τοὺς () ἐν () οἴκῳ () κυρίου () καὶ () τοὺς () θησαυροὺς () τοὺς () ἐν () οἴκῳ () τοῦ () βασιλέως, () τὰ () πάντα () ἔλαβεν· () καὶ () ἔλαβεν () τοὺς () θυρεοὺς () τοὺς () χρυσοῦς, () οὓς () ἐποίησεν () Σαλωμων,
[10] καὶ () ἐποίησεν () Ροβοαμ () θυρεοὺς () χαλκοῦς () ἀντ’ () αὐτῶν. () Καὶ () κατέστησεν () ἐπ’ () αὐτὸν () Σουσακιμ ἄρχοντας () παρατρεχόντων τοὺς () φυλάσσοντας () τὸν () πυλῶνα () τοῦ () βασιλέως· ()
[11] καὶ () ἐγένετο () ἐν () τῷ () εἰσελθεῖν () τὸν () βασιλέα () εἰς () οἶκον () κυρίου, () εἰσεπορεύοντο () οἱ () φυλάσσοντες () καὶ () οἱ () παρατρέχοντες καὶ () οἱ () ἐπιστρέφοντες () εἰς () ἀπάντησιν () τῶν () παρατρεχόντων.
[12] Καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () ἐντραπῆναι () αὐτὸν () ἀπεστράφη () ἀπ’ () αὐτοῦ () ὀργὴ () κυρίου () καὶ () οὐκ () εἰς () καταφθορὰν εἰς () τέλος· () καὶ () γὰρ () ἐν () Ιουδα ἦσαν () λόγοι () ἀγαθοί. ()
[13] Καὶ () κατίσχυσεν () Ροβοαμ () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ () καὶ () ἐβασίλευσεν· () καὶ () τεσσαράκοντα () καὶ () ἑνὸς () ἐτῶν () Ροβοαμ () ἐν () τῷ () βασιλεῦσαι () αὐτὸν () καὶ () ἑπτακαίδεκα ἔτη () ἐβασίλευσεν () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ () ἐν () τῇ () πόλει, () ᾗ () ἐξελέξατο () κύριος () ἐπονομάσαι () τὸ () ὄνομα () αὐτοῦ () ἐκεῖ () ἐκ () πασῶν () φυλῶν () υἱῶν () Ισραηλ· () καὶ () ὄνομα () τῆς () μητρὸς () αὐτοῦ () Νοομμα ἡ () Αμμανῖτις.
[14] Καὶ () ἐποίησεν () τὸ () πονηρόν, () ὅτι () οὐ () κατεύθυνεν () τὴν () καρδίαν () αὐτοῦ () ἐκζητῆσαι () τὸν () κύριον. ()
[15] Καὶ () λόγοι () Ροβοαμ () οἱ () πρῶτοι () καὶ () οἱ () ἔσχατοι () οὐκ () ἰδοὺ () γεγραμμένοι () ἐν () τοῖς () λόγοις () Σαμαια τοῦ () προφήτου () καὶ () Αδδω τοῦ () ὁρῶντος καὶ () πράξεις () αὐτοῦ; () Καὶ () ἐπολέμει () Ροβοαμ () τὸν () Ιεροβοαμ πάσας () τὰς () ἡμέρας. ()
[16] Καὶ () ἀπέθανεν () Ροβοαμ () καὶ () ἐτάφη () μετὰ () τῶν () πατέρων () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () ἐτάφη () ἐν () πόλει () Δαυιδ, () καὶ () ἐβασίλευσεν () Αβια () υἱὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἀντ’ () αὐτοῦ. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.