2 Chronicles 12
1 Rehoboam, forsaking the Lord, is punished by Shishak.
5 He and the princes, repenting at the preaching of Shemaiah, are delivered from destruction, but not from spoil.
13 The reign and death of Rehoboam.
Rehoboam's <07346> [A.M. 3032. B.C. 972. when Rehoboam.]
rejected <05800> [he forsook.]
Israel <03478> [all Israel.]
Shishak <07895> [A.M. 3034. B.C. 970. Shishak.]
unfaithful <04603> [because.]
1,200 <03967> [twelve hundred.]
innumerable number <04557> [without number.]
Libyans <03864> [Lubims.]
Lubim, apparently the same with Lehabim (Ge 10:13,) were probably the ancient inhabitants of Lybia, (called Lubi in the Syriac version, Ac 2:10,) a district of Africa, adjoining to Egypt, and extending along the shore of the Mediterranean as far as the city of Cyrene.
Sukkites <05525> [the Sukkiims.]
The Sukkiim, (from {sachach,} "to cover,") are supposed to have been the Troglodites, as the LXX. and Vulgate render, a people of Egypt, on the west of the Red Sea, so called because they dwelt [en troglais,] in caves.
Cushites <03569> [Ethiopians.]
These Cushim were probably the inhabitants of Ethiopia, south of Egypt.
[Cushim. Heb.]
fortified <04694> [the fenced.]
marched <0935> [came.]
Shemaiah <08098> [Shemaiah.]
rejected ...... rejected <05800 0637> [Ye have forsaken me.]
rejected ...... rejected ..... hand <05800 03027> [left you.]
humbled <03665> [humbled.]
Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
Lord <03068> [the Lord.]
destroy <07843> [therefore.]
soon <04592> [some. or, a little while.]
anger <02534> [and my wrath.]
subjects <05650> [Nevertheless.]
experience <03045> [that they may.]
Shishak <07895> [Shishak.]
took ............... took <03947> [took away.]
shields <04043> [the shields.]
bronze shields <04043 05178> [shields of brass.]
officers <08269> [the chief.]
humbled <03665> [when.]
Judah .... good things <01697 02896 03063> [also in Judah things went well. or, yet in Judah there were good things.]
Rehoboam ............... king <07346> [A.M. 3029-3046. B.C. 975-958. for Rehoboam.]
city <05892> [the city.]
<07760> [to put.]
Ammonite <05985> [an Ammonitess.]
determined <03559> [he prepared. Heb. he fixed.]
follow <01875> [to seek.]
start ... finish <07223 0314> [first and last.]
events ............. Annals <01697> [book. Heb. words. Shemaiah.]
Iddo <05714> [Iddo.]
<04421> [wars.]
passed away <07901> [slept.]
Abijah <029> [Abijah.]
[Abijam.]
[Abia.]
