2 Chronicles 12:5
Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the chiefs of Judah, who had come together in Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, The Lord has said, Because you have given me up, I have given you up into the hands of Shishak.
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4And he took the walled towns of Judah, and came as far as Jerusalem.
6Then the chiefs of Israel and the king made themselves low and said, The Lord is upright.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:15But if you do not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and take care to do all his orders and his laws which I give you today, then all these curses will come on you and overtake you:
Judges 10:13But, for all this, you have given me up and have been servants to other gods: so I will be your saviour no longer.
1 Kings 12:22But the word of God came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,
2 Chronicles 11:2But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,
2 Chronicles 15:2And he came face to face with Asa and said to him, Give ear to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with him; if your heart's desire is for him, he will be near you, but if you give him up, he will give you up.
Psalms 37:33The Lord will not give him into their hands, or be against him when he is judged.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 12:2-13
Abijah's Reign over Judah. ( b. c. 970.) 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… Read the whole commentary →