2 Chronicles 12:4

Modern

He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

Traditional

And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

Literal

And he took the fortified cities that were unto Judah, and he came to Jerusalem.

Latin

Cepitque civitates munitissimas in Juda, et venit usque in Jerusalem.

Hebrew

English

He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

Shishak, also called Shoshenq I, ruled a unified Egypt from 945 to 924 BC and started the 22nd dynasty.

Theme notes and profiles

2 Chronicles 11:5–12
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.
Jeremiah 5:10
Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.
Isaiah 36:1
In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
2 Kings 18:17
Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the aqueduct of the upper pool, on the road to the Launderer’s Field.
Isaiah 8:8
It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!
Isaiah 10:11
…and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions