2 Chronicles 12

1 and to be like/as to establish: establish royalty Rehoboam and like/as strength his to leave: forsake [obj] instruction LORD and all Israel with him

Once Rehoboam was secure on the throne and was sure of his power, he together with all the Israelites abandoned the law of the Lord.

2 and to be in/on/with year [the] fifth to/for king Rehoboam to ascend: rise Shishak king Egypt upon Jerusalem for be unfaithful in/on/with LORD

In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign, Shishak, king of Egypt, came and attacked Jerusalem because they had been unfaithful to God.

3 in/on/with thousand and hundred chariot and in/on/with sixty thousand horseman and nothing number to/for people which to come (in): come with him from Egypt Libyan Sukkiim and Ethiopian

He came from Egypt with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and an army that couldn't be counted Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

4 and to capture [obj] city [the] fortress which to/for Judah and to come (in): come till Jerusalem

He conquered the fortified towns of Judah and then approached Jerusalem.

5 and Shemaiah [the] prophet to come (in): come to(wards) Rehoboam and ruler Judah which to gather to(wards) Jerusalem from face: because Shishak and to say to/for them thus to say LORD you(m. p.) to leave: forsake [obj] me and also I to leave: forsake [obj] you in/on/with hand: power Shishak

Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had run for safety Jerusalem because of Shishak. He told them, “This is what the Lord says: ‘You have abandoned me, so I have abandoned you to Shishak.’”

6 and be humble ruler Israel and [the] king and to say righteous LORD

The leaders of Israel and the king admitted they were wrong and said, “The Lord is right.”

7 and in/on/with to see: see LORD for be humble to be word LORD to(wards) Shemaiah to/for to say be humble not to ruin them and to give: give to/for them like/as little to/for survivor and not to pour rage my in/on/with Jerusalem in/on/with hand: power Shishak

When the Lord saw that they had repented, he sent a message to Shemaiah, saying, “They have repented. I won't destroy them, and I will soon save them. My anger won't be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.

8 for to be to/for him to/for servant/slave and to know service my and service kingdom [the] land: country/planet

Even so they will become his subjects, so that they can learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of earth.”

9 and to ascend: rise Shishak king Egypt upon Jerusalem and to take: take [obj] treasure house: temple LORD and [obj] treasure house: home [the] king [obj] [the] all to take: take and to take: take [obj] shield [the] gold which to make Solomon

King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took the treasures of the Lord's Temple and the treasures of the royal palace. He took away everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

10 and to make [the] king Rehoboam underneath: instead them shield bronze and to reckon: overseer upon hand ruler [the] to run: guard [the] to keep: guard entrance house: home [the] king

Later Rehoboam replaced them with bronze shields and gave them to be looked after by the commanders of the guard stationed at the entrance to the royal palace.

11 and to be from sufficiency to come (in): come [the] king house: temple LORD to come (in): come [the] to run: guard and to lift: bear them and to return: return them to(wards) chamber [the] to run: guard

Whenever the king would enter the Temple of the Lord the guards would go with him, carrying the shields, and then take them back to the guardroom.

12 and in/on/with be humble he to return: turn back from him face: anger LORD and not to/for to ruin to/for consumption and also in/on/with Judah to be word: thing pleasant

Because Rehoboam repented, the anger of the Lord did not fall on him, and the Lord did not destroy him completely. Things went well in Judah.

13 and to strengthen: strengthen [the] king Rehoboam in/on/with Jerusalem and to reign for son: aged forty and one year Rehoboam in/on/with to reign he and seven ten year to reign in/on/with Jerusalem [the] city which to choose LORD to/for to set: put [obj] name his there from all tribe Israel and name mother his Naamah [the] Ammon

King Rehoboam became powerful in Jerusalem. He was forty-one when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen from all the tribes of Israel where he would be honored. The name of his mother was Naamah the Ammonite.

14 and to make: do [the] bad: evil for not to establish: establish heart his to/for to seek [obj] LORD

But Rehoboam did what was evil because he did not commit himself to following the Lord.

15 and word: deed Rehoboam [the] first and [the] last not they(masc.) to write in/on/with word: deed Shemaiah [the] prophet and Iddo [the] seer to/for to enroll and battle Rehoboam and Jeroboam all [the] day: always

What Rehoboam did, from beginning to end, is written down in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer dealing with genealogies. However, Rehoboam and Jeroboam were always at war with each other.

16 and to lie down: be dead Rehoboam with father his and to bury in/on/with city David and to reign Abijah son: child his underneath: instead him

Rehoboam died and was buried in the City of David. His son Abijah took over as king.