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2 Chronicles Chapter 12

2 Chronicles

ch2 12:0

Overview

Ch2 12:1, Rehoboam, forsaking the Lord, is punished by Shishak; Ch2 12:5, He and the princes, repenting at the preaching of Shemaiah, are delivered from destruction, but not from spoil; Ch2 12:13, The reign and death of Rehoboam.

2 Chronicles 12:1

ch2 12:1

am 3032, bc 972

when Rehoboam: Ch2 12:13, Ch2 11:17

he forsook: Ch2 26:13-16; Deu 6:10-12, Deu 8:10-14, Deu 32:15, Deu 32:18; Kg1 9:9; Jer 2:31; Hos 13:1; Hos 13:6-8

all Israel: Ch2 11:3; Kg1 12:17, Kg1 14:22-24; Kg2 17:19; Hos 5:10, Hos 5:11; Mic 6:16

2 Chronicles 12:2

ch2 12:2

am 3034, bc 970

Shishak: Kg1 11:40, Kg1 14:24-26

because: Ch2 7:19, Ch2 7:20, Ch2 36:14-19; Jdg 2:13-15; Ch1 28:9; Neh 9:26, Neh 9:27; Psa 106:43, Psa 106:44; Isa 63:10; Jer 2:19, Jer 44:22, Jer 44:23; Lam 5:15

2 Chronicles 12:3

ch2 12:3

twelve hundred: Jdg 4:13; Sa1 13:5; Sa2 10:18

without number: Ch2 14:9; Jdg 6:5; Rev 9:16

Lubims: Lubim, apparently the same with Lehabim (Gen 10:13), were probably the ancient inhabitants of Lybia (called Lubi in the Syriac version, Act 2:10), a district of Africa, adjoining to Egypt, and extending along the shore of the Mediterranean as far as the city of Cyrene. Ch2 16:8; Eze 30:5; Nah 3:9

the Sukkiims: The Sukkiim (from sachach, "to cover") are supposed to have been the Troglodites, as the LXX and Vulgate render, a people of Egypt, on the west of the Red Sea, so called because they dwelt εν τρωγλαις, in caves.

Ethiopians: These Cushim were probably the inhabitants of Ethiopia, south of Egypt. Ch2 14:12, Ch2 16:8; Isa 43:3; Dan 11:43; Nah 3:9, Cushim, Heb. Gen 10:6-8

2 Chronicles 12:4

ch2 12:4

the fenced: Ch2 11:5-12; Isa 36:1; Jer 5:10

came: Kg2 18:17; Isa 8:8, Isa 10:11

2 Chronicles 12:5

ch2 12:5

Shemaiah: Ch2 11:2; Kg1 12:22

Ye have forsaken me: Ch2 12:1, Ch2 12:2, Ch2 15:2; Deut. 28:15-68; Jdg 10:9-14; Ch1 28:9; Jer 2:19, Jer 4:18, Jer 5:19; Jer 23:33

left you: Sa2 24:14; Psa 37:33

2 Chronicles 12:6

ch2 12:6

humbled: Ch2 32:26, Ch2 33:12, Ch2 33:19, Ch2 33:23; Exo 10:3; Lev 26:40, Lev 26:41; Kg1 8:37-39; Psa 78:34, Psa 78:35; Jer 13:15, Jer 13:18, Jer 44:10; Dan 5:22; Hos 5:15; Luk 18:14; Jam 4:6, Jam 4:10

the Lord: Exo 9:27; Jdg 1:7; Job 33:27; Psa 129:4; Lam 1:18; Dan 9:14; Rom 10:3

2 Chronicles 12:7

ch2 12:7

the Lord: Jdg 10:15, Jdg 10:16; Kg1 21:28, Kg1 21:29; Jer 3:13; Luk 15:18-21

therefore: Lev 26:41, Lev 26:42

some: or, a little while, Kg2 13:4-7, Kg2 13:23; Amo 7:6-8

and my wrath: Ch2 34:21, Ch2 34:25; Psa 79:6; Isa 42:25; Jer 7:20; Rev 14:10, 16:2-17

2 Chronicles 12:8

ch2 12:8

Nevertheless: Neh 9:36; Isa 26:13

that they may: Deu 28:47; Jdg 3:1; Jer 10:24; Hos 8:10

2 Chronicles 12:9

ch2 12:9

Shishak: Kg1 14:25, Kg1 14:26

took away: Kg1 15:18; Kg2 16:8, Kg2 18:15, Kg2 18:16; Lam 1:10

the shields: Ch2 9:15, Ch2 9:16; Kg1 10:16, Kg1 10:17

2 Chronicles 12:10

ch2 12:10

shields of brass: Kg1 14:27; Lam 4:1

the chief: Sa2 8:18, Sa2 23:23; Ch1 11:25; Sol 3:7, Sol 3:8

2 Chronicles 12:12

ch2 12:12

when: Ch2 12:6, Ch2 12:7, Ch2 33:12, Ch2 33:13; Isa 57:15; Lam 3:22, Lam 3:33, Lam 3:42; Pe1 5:6

also in Judah things went well: or, yet in Judah there were good things, Ch2 19:3; Gen 18:24; Kg1 14:13; Isa 6:13

2 Chronicles 12:13

ch2 12:13

am 3029-3046, bc 975-958

for Rehoboam: Ch2 13:7; Kg1 14:21

the city: Ch2 6:6; Psa 48:1-3, Psa 78:68, Psa 78:69

to put: Exo 20:24; Deu 12:5, Deu 12:11; Eze 48:35

an Ammonitess: Deu 23:3; Kg1 11:1; Neh 13:1, Neh 13:26

2 Chronicles 12:14

ch2 12:14

he prepared: Heb. he fixed, Ch2 11:16, Ch2 19:3, Ch2 30:19; Sa1 7:3; Ch1 29:18; Psa 57:7, Psa 78:8, Psa 78:37; Co1 15:58; Co1 16:13

to seek: Deu 5:29; Psa 105:3, Psa 105:4; Isa 45:19, Isa 55:6, Isa 55:7; Eze 33:31; Mat 7:7

2 Chronicles 12:15

ch2 12:15

first and last: Ch2 9:29

book: Heb. words

Shemaiah: Ch2 12:5; Kg1 12:22

Iddo: Ch2 9:29, Ch2 13:22

wars: Kg1 14:30

2 Chronicles 12:16

ch2 12:16

slept: Kg1 14:29-31

Abijah: Ch2 13:1; Kg1 14:31, Abijam, Ch1 3:10; Mat 1:7, Abia


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