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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 .
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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 ,
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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 .
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And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah ,
and came to Jerusalem .
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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 .
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Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves ;
and they said ,
The LORD is righteous .
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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 .
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Nevertheless they shall be his servants ;
that they may know my service ,
and the service of the kingdoms of the countries .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .