When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he became strong, he abandoned the law of the LORD, and all Israel followed him.

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.

In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak, king of Egypt, attacked Jerusalem because they had been unfaithful to the LORD.

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,

He came with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops came with him from Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

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.

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

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

Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, who had gathered in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, "This is what the LORD says: 'You have abandoned me; therefore, I now abandon you to Shishak.'"

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.

The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, "The LORD is righteous."

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.

When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah: "Since they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them, but will grant them some deliverance. My anger will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.

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.

However, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands."

Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.

Shishak, king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem and took the treasures of the house of the LORD and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields Solomon had made.

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.

King Rehoboam made bronze shields to replace them and entrusted them to the officers of the guards who protected the entrance to the royal palace.

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.

Whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would carry the shields, and then they would return them to the guardroom.

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.

When Rehoboam humbled himself, the LORD's anger turned away from him, and He did not completely destroy him. Furthermore, there were still good things in Judah.

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.

King Rehoboam strengthened his position in Jerusalem and continued to reign. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel to put His name there. His mother's name was Naamah; she was an Ammonite.

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.

He did evil because he did not resolve in his heart to seek the LORD.

And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.

The events of Rehoboam's reign, from beginning to end, are recorded in the writings of Shemaiah the prophet and Iddo the seer, concerning genealogies. There was continual warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

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.

Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the city of David. His son Abijah succeeded him as king.

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.