2 Chronicles 12:1

Translations

Modern

After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom and had strengthened himself, that he forsook the law of YHWH, and all Israel with him.

Latin

Cumque roboratum fuisset regnum Roboam et confortatum, dereliquit legem Domini, et omnis Israël cum eo.

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Hebrew

English

After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.

Notes

2 Chronicles 12:1–2

The 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.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeroboam I Rehoboam Jerusalem

Related verses

2 Chronicles 11:17
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.
2 Chronicles 12:13
Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
2 Chronicles 26:13–16
Under their authority was an army of 307,500 trained for war, a powerful force to support the king against his enemies.
1 Kings 14:22–24
And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.
1 Kings 9:9
And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’”
2 Chronicles 11:3
“Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin
Deuteronomy 32:15
But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
Deuteronomy 6:10–12
And when the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, that He would give you—a land with great and splendid cities that you did not build,
Hosea 5:10–11
The princes of Judah are like those who move boundary stones; I will pour out My fury upon them like water.
Jeremiah 2:31
You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?
Deuteronomy 32:18
You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
2 Kings 17:19
…and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced.

Parallels

1 Kings 14:25–28

People

Israel: Patriarch, son of Isaac, father of twelve tribes Rehoboam: Son of Solomon, first king of Judah

Glossary

Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Jehoram Rehoboam

Topics

Backsliders: Rehoboam Character: Instability: Israelites Forsaking God: Kingdom of Judah Ingratitude of Man to God Jerusalem: Calamities of, Mentioned: Taken and Plundered by Shishak Prophecies Concerning Israel: Other Circumstances of his Reign Prosperity: Forgetfulnesss of God In Rehoboam: Invaded by the King of Egypt and Plundered Repentance: Rehoboam, when his Kingdom Was Invaded, and Jerusalem Was Besieged The Law of God: The Wicked: Forsake Visions: To Paul War: God Uses, As a Judgment

2 Chronicles 12:1

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