New King James Version
2 Chronicles 12:2
2And 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,
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 Living Translation (NLT)Because they were unfaithful to the Lord, King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem in the fifth year of King Rehoboam’s reign.
Context of 2 Chronicles 12:2
1Now it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel along with him. 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, 3with twelve hundred chariots, sixty thousand horsemen, and people without number who came with him out of Egypt—the Lubim and the Sukkiim and the Ethiopians. 4And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came to Jerusalem.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 122 Chronicles 12:2 word by word
וַיְהִ֞י בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה הַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ רְחַבְעָ֔ם עָלָ֛ה שִׁישַׁ֥ק מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֖יִם עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּ֥י מָעֲל֖וּ בַּיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- in the fifthחֲמִישִׁיchămîyshîy chămishshîy · fifthH2549
- yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- of kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםrechab‛âm · RehoboamH7346
- Shishakשִׁישַׁקshîyshaq shûshaq · ShishakH7895
- of Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
- came upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
- against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- because they had transgressedמָעַלmâ‛al · be unfaithfulH4603
- against the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 12:2
- 1 Kings 11:40Solomon therefore sought to kill Jeroboam. But Jeroboam arose and fled to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon.
- 1 Kings 14:24And there were also perverted persons in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 7:19“But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, and worship them,
- 2 Chronicles 36:14Moreover all the leaders of the priests and the people transgressed more and more, according to all the abominations of the nations, and defiled the house of the Lord which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.
- Judges 2:13They forsook the Lord and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9“As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.
- Nehemiah 9:26“Nevertheless they were disobedient And rebelled against You, Cast Your law behind their backs And killed Your prophets, who testified against them To turn them to Yourself; And they worked great provocations.
- Psalms 106:43Many times He delivered them; But they rebelled in their counsel, And were brought low for their iniquity.
- Isaiah 63:10But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit; So He turned Himself against them as an enemy, And He fought against them.
- Jeremiah 2:19Your own wickedness will correct you, And your backslidings will rebuke you. Know therefore and see that it is an evil and bitter thing That you have forsaken the Lord your God, And the fear of Me is not in you,” Says the Lord God of hosts.
- Jeremiah 44:22So the Lord could no longer bear it, because of the evil of your doings and because of the abominations which you committed. Therefore your land is a desolation, an astonishment, a curse, and without an inhabitant, as it is this day.
- Lamentations 5:15The joy of our heart has ceased; Our dance has 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
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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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