2 Chronicles 12:4

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He captured the fortified cities of Judah and marched against Jerusalem.

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  • 2 Chr 11:5-9 : 5 Rehoboam’s Reign Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah: 6 Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, 7 Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam, 8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, 9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, 10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 11 He fortified these cities and placed officers in them, as well as storehouses of food, olive oil, and wine. 12 In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
  • Isa 8:8 : 8 It will spill into Judah, flooding and engulfing, as it reaches to the necks of its victims. He will spread his wings out over your entire land, O Immanuel.”
  • Isa 10:11 : 11 As I have done to Samaria and its idols, so I will do to Jerusalem and its idols.”
  • Isa 36:1 : 1 Sennacherib Invades Judah In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched up against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
  • Jer 5:10 : 10 The LORD commanded the enemy,“March through the vineyards of Israel and Judah and ruin them. But do not destroy them completely. Strip off their branches for these people do not belong to the LORD.
  • 2 Kgs 18:17 : 17 The king of Assyria sent his commanding general, the chief eunuch, and the chief adviser from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem, along with a large army. They went up and arrived at Jerusalem. They went and stood at the conduit of the upper pool which is located on the road to the field where they wash and dry cloth.

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  • 1 Kgs 14:25-26
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    25In King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

    26He took away the treasures of the LORD’s temple and of the royal palace; he took everything, including all the golden shields that Solomon had made.

  • 2 Chr 12:2-3
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    2Because they were unfaithful to the LORD, in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

    3He had 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and an innumerable number of soldiers who accompanied him from Egypt, including Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

  • 2 Chr 12:5
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    5Shemaiah the prophet visited Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who were assembled in Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them,“This is what the LORD says:‘You have rejected me, so I have rejected you and will hand you over to Shishak.’”

  • Isa 36:1
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    1Sennacherib Invades Judah In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched up against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

  • 2 Chr 12:9
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    9King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the LORD’s temple and of the royal palace; he took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

  • 2 Kgs 18:13
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    13Sennacherib Invades Judah In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched up against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

  • 2 Sam 24:6-8
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    6Then they went on to Gilead and to the region of Tahtim Hodshi, coming to Dan Jaan and on around to Sidon.

    7Then they went to the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and the Canaanites. Then they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beer Sheba.

    8They went through all the land and after nine months and twenty days came back to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 32:1-2
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    1Sennacherib Invades Judah After these faithful deeds were accomplished, King Sennacherib of Assyria invaded Judah. He besieged the fortified cities, intending to seize them.

    2When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had invaded and intended to attack Jerusalem,

  • 2 Chr 11:5
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    5Rehoboam’s Reign Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem; he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah:

  • Judg 1:8
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    8The men of Judah attacked Jerusalem and captured it. They put the sword to it and set the city on fire.

  • 2 Chr 11:12
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    12In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

  • 2 Chr 13:19
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    19Abijah chased Jeroboam; he seized from him these cities: Bethel and its surrounding towns, Jeshanah and its surrounding towns, and Ephron and its surrounding towns.

  • 2 Sam 12:28-29
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    28So now assemble the rest of the army and besiege the city and capture it. Otherwise I will capture the city and it will be named for me.”

    29So David assembled all the army and went to Rabbah and fought against it and captured it.

  • 1 Kgs 12:1
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    1Rehoboam Loses His Kingdom Rehoboam traveled to Shechem, for all Israel had gathered in Shechem to make Rehoboam king.

  • 2 Chr 11:1-2
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    1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

    2But the LORD’s message came to the prophet Shemaiah,

  • Jer 52:4
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    4King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with his whole army and set up camp outside it. They built siege ramps all around it. He arrived on the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year that Zedekiah ruled over Judah.

  • 2 Chr 17:2
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    2He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

  • 1 Chr 11:4-5
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    4David Conquers Jerusalem David and the whole Israelite army advanced to Jerusalem(that is, Jebus).(The Jebusites, the land’s original inhabitants, lived there.)

    5The residents of Jebus said to David,“You cannot invade this place!” But David captured the fortress of Zion(that is, the City of David).

  • 2 Kgs 14:13
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    13King Jehoash of Israel captured King Amaziah of Judah, son of Jehoash son of Ahaziah, in Beth Shemesh. He attacked Jerusalem and broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate– a distance of about six hundred feet.

  • 1 Kgs 12:21-22
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    21When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from all of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.

    22But God told Shemaiah the prophet,

  • 2 Chr 26:6
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    6Uzziah attacked the Philistines and broke down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod. He built cities in the region of Ashdod and throughout Philistine territory.

  • Jer 34:7
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    7He did this while the army of the king of Babylon was attacking Jerusalem and the cities of Lachish and Azekah. He was attacking these cities because they were the only fortified cities of Judah which were still holding out.

  • Jer 39:1
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    1King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with his whole army and laid siege to it. The siege began in the tenth month of the ninth year that Zedekiah ruled over Judah.

  • 1 Chr 12:16
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    16Some from Benjamin and Judah also came to David’s stronghold.

  • 2 Chr 27:4
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    4He built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.

  • Judg 1:18
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    18The men of Judah captured Gaza, Ashkelon, Ekron, and the territory surrounding each of these cities.

  • 2 Chr 14:15
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    15They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen in charge of the livestock. They carried off many sheep and camels and then returned to Jerusalem.

  • 1 Kgs 12:17
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    17(Rehoboam continued to rule over the Israelites who lived in the cities of Judah.)

  • 2 Chr 1:14
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    14Solomon’s Wealth Solomon accumulated chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 17:12
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    12Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.

  • 2 Chr 11:10
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    10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.

  • 2 Chr 28:17
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    17The Edomites had again invaded and defeated Judah and carried off captives.

  • 2 Kgs 12:17
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    17At that time King Hazael of Syria attacked Gath and captured it. Hazael then decided to attack Jerusalem.

  • Jer 34:1
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    1The Lord Makes an Ominous Promise to Zedekiah The LORD’s message came to Jeremiah while King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon was attacking Jerusalem and the towns around it with a large army. This army consisted of troops from his own army and from the kingdoms and peoples of the lands under his dominion.

  • 2 Chr 12:11
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    11Whenever the king visited the LORD’s temple, the royal guards carried them and then brought them back to the guardroom.

  • 2 Chr 25:23
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    23King Joash of Israel captured King Amaziah of Judah, son of Joash son of Jehoahaz, in Beth Shemesh and brought him to Jerusalem. He broke down the wall of Jerusalem from the Gate of Ephraim to the Corner Gate– a distance of about six hundred feet.

  • 2 Kgs 25:1
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    1So King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came against Jerusalem with his whole army and set up camp outside it. They built siege ramps all around it. He arrived on the tenth day of the tenth month in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign.

  • 2 Kgs 24:11
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    11King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon came to the city while his generals were besieging it.

  • 1 Kgs 10:26
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    26Solomon accumulated chariots and horses. He had 1,400 chariots and 12,000 horses. He kept them in assigned cities and in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chr 34:6
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    6In the cities of Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, as far as Naphtali, and in the ruins around them,

  • 2 Kgs 18:9
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    9In the fourth year of King Hezekiah’s reign(it was the seventh year of the reign of Israel’s King Hoshea, son of Elah), King Shalmaneser of Assyria marched up against Samaria and besieged it.