King Shishak of Egypt Invades Judah
(1 Kings 14.25-28)1 Soon after Rehoboam had control of his kingdom, he and everyone in Judah stopped obeying the Lord. 2 So in the fifth year of Rehoboam's rule, the Lord punished them for their unfaithfulness and allowed King Shishak of Egypt to invade Judah. 3 Shishak attacked with his army of 1,200 chariots and 60,000 cavalry troops, as well as countless Egyptian soldiers from Libya, Sukkoth, and Ethiopia. 4 He captured every one of the fortified cities in Judah and then marched to Jerusalem.
5 Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah had gone to Jerusalem to escape Shishak's invasion. And while they were there, Shemaiah the prophet told them, “The Lord says that because you have disobeyed him, he has now abandoned you. The Lord will not help you against Shishak!”
6 Rehoboam and the leaders were sorry for what they had done and admitted, “The Lord is right. We have deserted him.”
7 When the Lord heard this, he told Shemaiah:
The people of Judah are truly sorry for their sins, and so I won't let Shishak completely destroy them. But because I am still angry, 8 he will conquer and rule them.
Then my people will know what it's like to serve a foreign king instead of serving me.
9 Shishak attacked Jerusalem and took all the valuable things from the temple and from the palace, including Solomon's gold shields.
10 Rehoboam had bronze shields made to replace the gold ones, and he ordered the guards at the city gates to keep them safe. 11 Whenever Rehoboam went to the Lord's temple, the guards carried the shields. But they always took them back to the guardroom as soon as he had finished worshiping.
12 Rehoboam turned back to the Lord, and so the Lord did not let Judah be completely destroyed, and Judah was prosperous again.
Rehoboam's Rule in Judah
(1 Kings 14.211 29-31)13 Rehoboam was 41 years old when he became king, and he ruled 17 years from Jerusalem, the city where the Lord had chosen to be worshiped. His mother Naamah was from Ammon. Rehoboam was a powerful king, 14 but he still did wrong and refused to obey the Lord.
15 Everything else Rehoboam did while he was king, including a history of his family, is written in the records of the two prophets, Shemaiah and Iddo. During Rehoboam's rule, he and King Jeroboam of Israel were constantly at war. 16 When Rehoboam died, he was buried beside his ancestors in Jerusalem, and his son Abijah became king.
Ēģiptes ķēniņa Šīšaka iebrukums
(1Ķēn 14:25–28)1 Kad Rehabeāma valdīšana bija kļuvusi pamatīga un stipra, viņš atmeta Kunga bauslību un viss Israēls kopā ar viņu. 2 Tādēļ ka viņi kļuva neuzticīgi Kungam, ķēniņa Rehabeāma piektajā gadā Ēģiptes ķēniņš Šīšaks uzbruka Jeruzālemei 3 ar tūkstoti un diviem simtiem kararatu, sešdesmit tūkstošiem jātnieku, un nebija skaita ļaudīm, kas nāca tam līdzi no Ēģiptes, – lūbieši, sukotieši un kūšieši. 4 Viņš ieņēma Jūdas nocietinātās pilsētas un nonāca līdz Jeruzālemei.
5 Tad pie Rehabeāma un Jūdas augstmaņiem, kuri, slēpdamies no Šīšaka, bija sapulcējušies Jeruzālemē, nāca pravietis Šemaja un sacīja: “Tā saka Kungs: jūs pametāt mani, un es jūs pametu Šīšakam!” 6 Tad Israēla augstmaņi un ķēniņš zemojās un sacīja: “Kungs ir taisnīgs!” 7 Kungs redzēja, ka viņi ir pazemīgi. Tad Kunga vārds nāca pār Šemaju: “Tādēļ ka viņi ir zemojušies, es tos neizpostīšu, bet ļaušu tiem kaut mazliet glābties, es neizliešu savu dusmu kvēli pār Jeruzālemi ar Šīšaka roku, 8 taču viņi kļūs tā kalpi, lai saprastu atšķirību starp kalpību man un citu zemju ķēniņiem.”
9 Ēģiptes ķēniņš Šīšaks nāca pret Jeruzālemi un paņēma Kunga nama un ķēniņa nama dārgumus – viņš paņēma visu! Viņš paņēma arī Sālamana darinātos zelta vairogus. 10 To vietā ķēniņš Rehabeāms darināja vara vairogus un deva tos sardzes virsniekiem, kas stāvēja sardzē pie ķēniņa nama durvīm. 11 Ik reizi, kad ķēniņš gāja Kunga namā, sardze gāja un tos ņēma un pēc tam nesa atpakaļ uz sardzes istabu. 12 Kad viņš zemojās, Kunga dusmas novērsās, un viņš netika pilnīgi pazudināts. Arī Jūdā notika labas lietas.
Rehabeāma nāve
(1Ķēn 14:21–22, 1Ķēn 29–31)13 Ķēniņš Rehabeāms nostiprināja savu varu Jeruzālemē. Viņš sāka valdīt četrdesmit viena gada vecumā. Rehabeāms valdīja septiņpadsmit gadus Jeruzālemē – pilsētā, kuru Kungs no visām Israēla ciltīm bija izvēlējies, lai tur liktu mājot savam vārdam. Viņa mātes vārds bija Naama, amoniete. 14 Viņš darīja ļaunu, jo viņa sirds netiecās pēc Kunga.
15 Un Rehabeāma darbi no pirmā līdz pēdējam – vai tad tie nav aprakstīti pravieša Šemaja un redzētāja Ido vārdiem, lai tas būtu cilts rakstos. Starp Rehabeāmu un Jārobāmu visu laiku bija karš. 16 Rehabeāms apgūlās pie tēviem, un viņu apbedīja Dāvida pilsētā. Pēc tam sāka valdīt viņa dēls Abija.
