1 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.
2 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,
3 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.
4 And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
5 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.
6 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The Lord is righteous.
7 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.
8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
9 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.
10 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.
11 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.
12 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.
13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord.
15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.

1And it came to passe when Rehoboam had established the kingdome, and had strengthened himselfe, hee forsooke the Law of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

2And it came to passe, that in the fifth yere of Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came vp against Ierusalem, ( because they had transgressed against the Lord )

3With twelue hundred charets, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: the Lubims, the Sukkiims, & the Ethiopians.

4And hee tooke the fenced cities which perteined to Iudah, and came to Ierusalem.

5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the Princes of Iudah that were gathered together to Ierusalem because of Shishak, and said vnto them, Thus saith the Lord, Ye haue forsaken me, and therfore haue I also left you in the hand of Shishak.

6Whereupon, the Princes of Israel, and the king humbled themselues and they saide, The Lord is righteous.

7And when the Lord saw that they humbled themselues, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They haue humbled themselues, therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliuerance, and my wrath shall not bee powred out vpon Ierusalem, by the hand of Shishak.

8Neuerthelesse they shalbe his seruants, that they may know my seruice, and the seruice of the kingdomes of the countreys.

9So Shishak king of Egypt came vp against Ierusalem, and tooke away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the kings house, hee tooke all: he caried away also the shields of gold, which Solomon had made.

10In stead of which, king Rehoboam made shields of brasse, and committed them to the hands of the chiefe of the guard, that kept the entrance of the Kings house.

11And when the king entred into the house of the Lord, the guard came and fet them, and brought them againe into the guard-chamber.

12And when he humbled himselfe, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, that hee would not destroy him altogether: and also in Iudah things went well.

13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himselfe in Ierusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and fourty yeeres olde when hee began to reigne, and he reigned seuenteen yeeres in Ierusalem, the citie which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his Name there: and his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitesse.

14And hee did euill, because hee prepared not his heart to seeke the Lord.

15Now the acts of Rehoboam first and last, are they not written in the booke of Shemaiah the Prophet, and of Iddo the Seer, concerning genealogies? and there were warres betweene Rehoboam & Ieroboam continually.

16And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid, and Abiiah his sonne reigned in his stead.

I == 1st Kings 14:22-24 ; 2nd Chr 11:17

 

II == 1st Kings 14:24-25

 

 

III == 2nd Chr 16:8

 

 

 

 

 

V == 2nd Chr 11:2 ; 15:2

 

 

 

 

VI == Ex 9:27 ; James 4:10

VII == 1st Kings 21:28-29

 

 

 

 

 

VIII == Deut 28:47-48 ; Isa 26:13

IX == 1st Kings 10:16-17 ; 14:25-26 ; 2nd Chr 9:15-16

 

 

X == 2nd Sam 8:18

 

 

 

 

 

XII == Gen 18:24 ; 1st Kings 14:13 ; 2nd Chr 19:3

 

XIII == 1st Kings 14:21 ; 2nd Chr 6:6

 

 

 

 

 

 

XV == 1st Kings 14:30 ; 2nd Chr 9:29 ; 13:22

 

 

 

XVI == 1st Kings 14:31

1 After Rehoboam had consolidated his rule and had become powerful, he abandoned the law of the LORD, he and all Israel with him.

2 Thus it happened that in the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak, king of Egypt, attacked Jerusalem, for they had been unfaithful to the LORD.

3 He came up with twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen, and there was no counting the army that came with him from Egypt - Libyans, Sukkites and Ethiopians.

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

5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the commanders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them: "Thus says the LORD: 'You have abandoned me, and therefore I have abandoned you to the power of Shishak.'"

6 However, the commanders of Israel and the king humbled themselves saying, "The LORD is just."

7 When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah: "Because they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them; I will give them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem through Shishak.

8 But they shall be his servants, that they may know what it is to serve me and what it is to serve earthly kingdoms."

9 Therefore Shishak, king of Egypt, attacked Jerusalem and carried off the treasures of the temple of the LORD and of the king's palace. He took everything, including the gold bucklers that Solomon had made.

10 (To replace them, King Rehoboam made bronze bucklers, which he entrusted to the officers of the guard on duty at the entrance of the royal palace.

11 Whenever the king visited the temple of the LORD, the troops would come bearing them, and then they would return them to the guardroom.)

12 Because he had humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned from him so that it did not destroy him completely; and in Judah, moreover, good deeds were found.

13 King Rehoboam consolidated his power in Jerusalem and continued to rule; he was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city in which, out of all the tribes of Israel, the LORD chose to be honored. Rehoboam's mother was named Naamah, an Ammonite.

14 He did evil, for he had not truly resolved to seek the LORD.

15 The acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are written, as is well known, in the history of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer (his family record). There was war continually between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

16 Rehoboam rested with his ancestors; he was buried in the City of David. His son Abijah succeeded him as king.

V 1 We shift to Judah and king Rehoboam. His mother was Naamah, one of the heathen wives Solomon married, and as an Ammonite, she worshiped licentious Molech. She probably was a factor in leading Judah into idol worship and the cult homosexuals of verse 24, doing the same wickedness as the enemies who had been driven out of the land.

V 2-12 Because of Rehoboam’s wickedness, God permitted all those wonderful gold shields and vessels to be taken into Egypt by Shishak. Rehoboam replace them with bronze shields. Details in 2 Chr. 2:1-12 say 12,000 chariots, 60,000 horsemen and innumerable people from other countries were in the Egyptian attack and took many of Judah’s fortified cities. Shemaiah, a prophet, told Rehoboam and the princes that the defeat was because he had forsaken God, so they humbled themselves and God did not allow Shishak to destroy them. However God allowed them to be servants, so they would see the service to Shishak was the judgment of God.
Rehoboam died after reigning 17 years, See also 2 Chr. 12:13-16. There had been continual war with Jeroboam all this time. Rehoboam’s son Abijah followed.