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Themes in 2 Chronicles 12

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Themes in 2 Chronicles 12

2 Chronicles 12:1 (show verse)

When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and strong, he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the Lord.

Backsliders » Instances of » Rehoboam
Character » Instances of instability » israelites
Forsaking God » Examples of
Forsaking God » Exemplified
Jerusalem » Calamities of, mentioned » Taken and plundered by shishak
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
The law of God » The wicked » Forsake
Prosperity » Forgetfulnesss of God in
Rehoboam » Invaded by the king of egypt and plundered
Repentance » Instances of » Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and jerusalem was besieged
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To paul

2 Chronicles 12:2 (show verse)

And it came about in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem

Backsliders » Instances of » Rehoboam
Chariot » For war
Egyptians » Invade the land of israel » Under shishak
Jerusalem » Calamities of, mentioned » Taken and plundered by shishak
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Rehoboam » Invaded by the king of egypt and plundered
Repentance » Instances of » Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and jerusalem was besieged
Shishak » Plunders jerusalem
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To paul

2 Chronicles 12:3 (show verse)

with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. The people who came with him from Egypt were beyond counting—the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.

Cavalry » Mounted » On horses
Chariot » For war
Egyptians » Invade the land of israel » Under shishak
Ethiopia » Warriors of
Jerusalem » Calamities of, mentioned » Taken and plundered by shishak
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Lubims » Inhabitants of northern africa
Rehoboam » Invaded by the king of egypt and plundered
Repentance » Instances of » Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and jerusalem was besieged
Shishak » Plunders jerusalem
Sukkiims » Invaded judah with shishak
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To paul

2 Chronicles 12:4 (show verse)

Shishak took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

Egyptians » Invade the land of israel » Under shishak
Jerusalem » Calamities of, mentioned » Taken and plundered by shishak
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Rehoboam » Invaded by the king of egypt and plundered
Repentance » Instances of » Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and jerusalem was besieged
Shishak » Plunders jerusalem
Visions » Mentioned in scripture » To paul

2 Chronicles 12:5 (show verse)

Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says the Lord: ‘You have abandoned (turned away from) Me, so I have abandoned you into the hands of Shishak.’”

Egyptians » Invade the land of israel » Under shishak
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Leaders » Names of persons spoken of as » Shemaiah
Prophets » Names of persons spoken of as » Shemaiah
Rehoboam » Invaded by the king of egypt and plundered
Religious » Names of persons spoken of as » Shemaiah
Repentance » Instances of » Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and jerusalem was besieged
Reproof » Exemplified » Shemaiah
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Shemaiah, of rehoboam
Shemaiah » A prophet in the time of rehoboam » Prophesies the punishment of rehoboam by shishak, king of egypt
Shishak » Plunders jerusalem
War » Inflicts defeat in

2 Chronicles 12:6 (show verse)

Then the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is righteous.”

Egyptians » Invade the land of israel » Under shishak
Humble » Penitence, examples of » Rehoboam and the princes
Humility » Temporal judgments averted by
Humility » Penitential » Rehoboam and the princes
Judgments » Should lead to » Humiliation
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Rehoboam » Invaded by the king of egypt and plundered
Repentance » Instances of » Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and jerusalem was besieged
Shishak » Plunders jerusalem
national Sins » Punishment for, averted on repentance
War » Inflicts defeat in

2 Chronicles 12:7 (show verse)

When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves so I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some measure of a remnant [that escapes]; and My wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by means of Shishak.

Egyptians » Invade the land of israel » Under shishak
Humility » Temporal judgments averted by
Jerusalem » Instances of God's care and protection of
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Shemaiah
Rehoboam » Invaded by the king of egypt and plundered
Repentance » Instances of » Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and jerusalem was besieged
Shemaiah » A prophet in the time of rehoboam » Prophesies the punishment of rehoboam by shishak, king of egypt
Shishak » Plunders jerusalem
national Sins » Punishment for, averted on repentance
War » Inflicts defeat in

2 Chronicles 12:8 (show verse)

Nevertheless they will become his slaves, so that they may know [the difference between] My service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”

Egyptians » Invade the land of israel » Under shishak
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Rehoboam » Invaded by the king of egypt and plundered
Repentance » Instances of » Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and jerusalem was besieged
Shishak » Plunders jerusalem
War » Inflicts defeat in

2 Chronicles 12:9 (show verse)

So Shishak king of Egypt went up against Jerusalem; he took the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house (palace). He took everything. He even took the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

Egyptians » Invade the land of israel » Under shishak
Jerusalem » Captured and pillaged by » Shishak, king of egypt
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Palaces » Of kings » Contained treasures of the king
Rehoboam » Invaded by the king of egypt and plundered
Repentance » Instances of » Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and jerusalem was besieged
Sacrilege » By despoiling the temple
Shishak » Plunders jerusalem
Temple » Sacrilege by despoiling the temple
The First Temple » Historical notices of » Pillaged by shishak king of egypt

2 Chronicles 12:10 (show verse)

In their place King Rehoboam made shields of bronze and entrusted them to the care of the officers of the guard who guarded the door of the king’s house.

Brass » Articles made of » Armor
Brass » Made into » Shields
Kings » Attended by a body-guard
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Metals » Mentioned in scripture » Brass
Rehoboam » Invaded by the king of egypt and plundered
Repentance » Instances of » Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and jerusalem was besieged

2 Chronicles 12:11 (show verse)

And whenever the king entered the house of the Lord, the guards came and carried the shields and then brought them back into the guards’ room.

Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Rehoboam » Invaded by the king of egypt and plundered
Repentance » Instances of » Rehoboam, when his kingdom was invaded, and jerusalem was besieged

2 Chronicles 12:12 (show verse)

When Rehoboam humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned away from him, so as not to destroy him completely; and also conditions were good in Judah.

2 Chronicles 12:13 (show verse)

So King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city in which the Lord had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His Name. And his mother was Naamah the Ammonitess.

Ammonites » Solomon takes wives from
Jerusalem » The capital of david's kingdom by divine appointment
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Naamah » A wife of solomon and the mother of king rehoboam

2 Chronicles 12:14 (show verse)

He did evil because he did not set his heart to seek and worship and honor the Lord.

Heart » The unregenerate » Is wayward
character of the unrenewed Heart » Not prepared to seek God
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Seeking God » The wicked » Prepare not their hearts for

2 Chronicles 12:15 (show verse)

Now the acts of Rehoboam, from the first to the last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, according to genealogical enrollment? There were wars between Rehoboam [of Judah] and Jeroboam [of Israel] continually.

Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Visions of iddo
Books » Not extant, but mentioned in scripture » Shemaiah
Genealogies » Public registers kept of
Iddo » A prophet
King » Chronicles of, recorded
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Prophets » Called seers
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Shemaiah
Prophets » Mentioned in scripture » Iddo
Prophets » Kept the chronicles
Shemaiah » A prophet in the time of rehoboam » Writes chronicles

2 Chronicles 12:16 (show verse)

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers [in death] and was buried in the City of David; and Abijah his son became king in his place.

Abijam » King of judah
Kings » Who reigned over judah » Rehoboam (latter part of his reign)
Rehoboam » Death of