2 Chronicles 12:2

2 Chronicles 12:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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,
• New International Version (NIV)Because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year of King Rehoboam.
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem
• New King James Version (NKJV)And it happened in the fifth year of King Rehoboam that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the Lord,

Context of 2 Chronicles 12:2

1When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the Law of the Lord. And it came about in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem 3with 1,200 chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. And the people who came with him from Egypt were innumerable: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians. 4And he captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 12:2 word by word

וַיְהִ֞י בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה הַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֔ם עָלָ֛ה שִׁישַׁ֥ק מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּ֥י מָעֲל֖וּ בַּיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• And it cameהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• in Kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• Rehoboam’sרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
• fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• they had beenמָעַלmâ‛al · be unfaithfulH4603
• to the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Shishakשִׁישַׁקshîyshaq shûshaq · ShishakH7895
• of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• cameעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:2

• 1 Kings 11:40Solomon sought therefore to put Jeroboam to death; but Jeroboam set out and fled to Egypt to Shishak king of Egypt, and he was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
• 1 Kings 14:24There were also male cult prostitutes in the land. They committed all the same abominations of the nations which the Lord dispossessed before the sons of Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 7:19“But if you turn away and abandon My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them,
• 2 Chronicles 36:14Furthermore, all the officials of the priests and the people were very unfaithful, following all the abominations of the nations; and they defiled the house of the Lord which He had sanctified in Jerusalem.
• Judges 2:13They abandoned the Lord and served Baal and the Ashtaroth.
• 1 Chronicles 28:9“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts, and understands every intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.
• Nehemiah 9:26“But they became rebellious and revolted against You, And threw Your Law behind their backs And killed Your prophets who had admonished them In order to bring them back to You, And they committed great blasphemies.
• Psalms 106:43Many times He would rescue them; They, however, were rebellious in their plan, And they sank down into their guilt.
• Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled And grieved His Holy Spirit; Therefore He turned Himself to become their enemy, He fought against them.
• Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will correct you, And your apostasies will punish you; Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter For you to abandon the Lord your God, And the fear of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord God of armies.
• Jeremiah 44:22So the Lord was no longer able to endure it, because of the evil of your deeds, because of the abominations which you have committed; so your land has become a place of ruins, an object of horror, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as it is this day.
• Lamentations 5:15The joy of our hearts has ended; Our dancing has been turned into mourning.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 12:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Shishak king of Egypt - Concerning this man, and the motive which led him to attack the Jews, see the note on 1 Kings 14:31. Transgressed against the Lord - "Against the Word of the Lord." - Targum.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Shishak … came up … because they had transgressed - The writer speaks from a divine, not a human, point of view. Shishak‘s motive in coming up was to help Jeroboam, and to extend his own influence.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The book of Kings does not give a religious reason for Egypt's invasion. However, the Chronicler explains that the Egyptians attacked Jerusalem because Rehoboam broke the covenant and defied the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem--He was the first king of the twenty-second or Bubastic Dynasty. What was the immediate cause of this invasion? Whether it was in resentment for some provocation from the king of Judah, or in pursuance of ambitious views of conquest, is not said. But the invading army was a vast horde, for Shishak brought along with his native Egyptians an immense number of foreign auxiliaries.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 12:2

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• Chariot
• Egyptians
• Rehoboam
• Repentance
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In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Jerusalem
• Rehoboam
• Egypt, Egyptian
• Pharaoh, king of Egypt
• Shishak I
• Abijah
• Dispersion, the
• Israel, History of
• Shishak

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