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2 Chronicles 12:4
4He took power over Judah's strong cities. Then his army marched to attack Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 12:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
- New International Version (NIV)he captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came to Jerusalem.
Context of 2 Chronicles 12:4
2They did not serve the Lord in a faithful way. Because of that, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year that Rehoboam was king Judah. 3King Shishak's army had 1,200 chariots and 60,000 soldiers who rode on horses. Many other soldiers came with him from Egypt. They included men from Libya, Sukkoth and Ethiopia. He took power over Judah's strong cities. Then his army marched to attack Jerusalem. 5The prophet Shemaiah then came to speak to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah. They had met together in Jerusalem because they were afraid of King Shishak. Shemaiah said to them, ‘The Lord says this: “You have turned away from me. So now I have turned away from you. I will let Shishak take power over you.” ’ 6The leaders of Israel and the king made themselves humble. They said, ‘The Lord is right to do that.’
Read all of 2 Chronicles 122 Chronicles 12:4 word by word
וַיִּלְכֹּ֛ד אֶת־עָרֵ֥י הַמְּצֻר֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֖א עַד־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:4
- 2 Chronicles 11:5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem. He built these strong cities in Judah to make it safe:
- Isaiah 36:1When King Hezekiah had ruled Judah for 14 years, King Sennacherib of Assyria attacked Judah with his army. He took all the strong cities in Judah for himself.
- Jeremiah 5:10The Lord says this to Judah's enemies: ‘March through the vineyards of Israel and Judah, and destroy the vines. But do not destroy them completely. Pull the branches from the trees. Do this, because these people do not belong to the Lord.
- 2 Kings 18:17King Sennacherib of Assyria sent his three most important officers from Lachish to Jerusalem, to speak to King Hezekiah. The three officers took a large army with them. They arrived in Jerusalem. They went and stood at the stream of water that came from the higher pool. It was on the road to the field where people washed clothes.
- Isaiah 8:8Its water will come as a flood into Judah. It will cover the land and it will rise as high as people's necks! He will make his wings very wide to cover all your land, Immanuel.’
- Isaiah 10:11So I will destroy Jerusalem and its idols, in the same way that I did to Samaria and its idols.’
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4See 1 the Kings 14:25 note.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-4Shishak, also called Shoshenq I, ruled a unified Egypt from 945 to 924 BC and started the 22nd dynasty.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. the Lubims--the Libyans of northeastern Africa. the Sukkiims--Some think these were the Kenite Arabs, dwellers in tents, but others maintain more justly that these were Arab troglodytes, who inhabited the caverns of a mountain range on the western coast of the Red Sea. and the Ethiopians--from the regions south of Egypt. By the overwhelming force of numbers, they took the fortresses of Judah which had been recently put in a state of defense, and…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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