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2 Chronicles — Capítulo 12

REHOBOAM, FORSAKING GOD, IS PUNISHED BY SHISHAK. (Ch2 12:1-12) when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself--(See on Ch2 11:17). During the first three years of his reign his royal influence…

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Texto — Reina-Valera 1960

1Cuando Roboam había consolidado el reino, dejó la ley de Jehová, y todo Israel con él.

2Y por cuanto se habían rebelado contra Jehová, en el quinto año del rey Roboam subió Sisac rey de Egipto contra Jerusalén,

3con mil doscientos carros, y con sesenta mil hombres de a caballo; mas el pueblo que venía con él de Egipto, esto es, de libios, suquienos y etíopes, no tenía número.

4Y tomó las ciudades fortificadas de Judá, y llegó hasta Jerusalén.

5Entonces vino el profeta Semaías a Roboam y a los príncipes de Judá, que estaban reunidos en Jerusalén por causa de Sisac, y les dijo: Así ha dicho Jehová: Vosotros me habéis dejado, y yo también os he dejado en manos de Sisac.

6Y los príncipes de Israel y el rey se humillaron, y dijeron: Justo es Jehová.

7Y cuando Jehová vio que se habían humillado, vino palabra de Jehová a Semaías, diciendo: Se han humillado; no los destruiré; antes los salvaré en breve, y no se derramará mi ira contra Jerusalén por mano de Sisac.

8Pero serán sus siervos, para que sepan lo que es servirme a mí, y qué es servir a los reinos de las naciones.

9Subió, pues, Sisac rey de Egipto a Jerusalén, y tomó los tesoros de la casa de Jehová, y los tesoros de la casa del rey; todo lo llevó, y tomó los escudos de oro que Salomón había hecho.

10Y en lugar de ellos hizo el rey Roboam escudos de bronce, y los entregó a los jefes de la guardia, los cuales custodiaban la entrada de la casa del rey.

11Cuando el rey iba a la casa de Jehová, venían los de la guardia y los llevaban, y después los volvían a la cámara de la guardia.

12Y cuando él se humilló, la ira de Jehová se apartó de él, para no destruirlo del todo; y también en Judá las cosas fueron bien.

13Fortalecido, pues, Roboam, reinó en Jerusalén; y era Roboam de cuarenta y un años cuando comenzó a reinar, y diecisiete años reinó en Jerusalén, ciudad que escogió Jehová de todas las tribus de Israel para poner en ella su nombre. Y el nombre de la madre de Roboam fue Naama amonita.

14E hizo lo malo, porque no dispuso su corazón para buscar a Jehová.

15Las cosas de Roboam, primeras y postreras, ¿no están escritas en los libros del profeta Semaías y del vidente Iddo, en el registro de las familias? Y entre Roboam y Jeroboam hubo guerra constante.

16Y durmió Roboam con sus padres, y fue sepultado en la ciudad de David; y reinó en su lugar Abías su hijo.

JAMIESON-FAUSSET-BROWN BIBLE COMMENTARY

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I. Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem--He was the first king of the twenty-second or Bu…

Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem--He was the first king of the twenty-second or Bubastic Dynasty. What was the immediate cause of this invasion? Whether it was in resentment for some provocation from the king of Judah, or in pursuance of ambitious views of conquest, is not said. But the invading army was a vast horde, for Shishak brought along with his native Egyptians an immense number of foreign auxiliaries.

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II. the Lubims--the Libyans of northeastern Africa.

the Lubims--the Libyans of northeastern Africa. the Sukkiims--Some think these were the Kenite Arabs, dwellers in tents, but others maintain more justly that these were Arab troglodytes, who inhabited the caverns of a mountain range on the western coast of the Red Sea. and the Ethiopians--from the regions south of Egypt. By the overwhelming force of numbers, they took the fortresses of Judah which had been recently put in a state of defense, and marched to lay siege to the capital. While Shishak and his army was before Jerusalem, the prophet Shemaiah addressed Rehoboam and the princes, tracing this calamity to the national apostasy and threatening them with utter destruction in consequence of having forsaken God (Ch2 12:6).

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III. the princes of Israel--(compare Ch2 12:5, "the princes of Judah").

the princes of Israel--(compare Ch2 12:5, "the princes of Judah").

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IV. when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves--Their repentance and contrition was followed by t…

when the Lord saw that they humbled themselves--Their repentance and contrition was followed by the best effects; for Shemaiah was commissioned to announce that the phial of divine judgment would not be fully poured out on them--that the entire overthrow of the kingdom of Judah would not take place at that time, nor through the agency of Shishak; and yet, although it should enjoy a respite from total subversion, [Judah] should become a tributary province of Egypt in order that the people might learn how much lighter and better is the service of God than that of idolatrous foreign despots.

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V. So Shishak . . . came up against Jerusalem--After the parenthetical clause (Ch2 12:5-8) describin…

So Shishak . . . came up against Jerusalem--After the parenthetical clause (Ch2 12:5-8) describing the feelings and state of the beleaguered court, the historian resumes his narrative of the attack upon Jerusalem, and the consequent pillage both of the temple and the palace. he took all--that is, everything valuable he found. The cost of the targets and shields has been estimated at about Â£239,000 [NAPIER, Ancient Workers in Metal]. the shields of gold--made by Solomon, were kept in the house of the forest of Lebanon (Ch2 9:16). They seem to have been borne, like maces, by the guards of the palace, when they attended the king to the temple or on other public processions. Those splendid insignia having been plundered by the Egyptian conqueror, others were made of inferior metal and kept in the guard room of the palace, to be ready for use; as, notwithstanding the tarnished glory of the court, the old state etiquette was kept up on public and solemn occasions. An account of this conquest of Judah, with the name of "king of Judah" in the cartouche of the principal captive, according to the interpreters, is carved and written in hieroglyphics on the walls of the great palace of Karnak, where it may be seen at the present day. This sculpture is about twenty-seven hundred years old, and is of peculiar interest as a striking testimony from Egypt to the truth of Scripture history.

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VI. when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him--The promise (Ch2 12:7) was verifi…

when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lord turned from him--The promise (Ch2 12:7) was verified. Divine providence preserved the kingdom in existence, a reformation was made in the court, while true religion and piety were diffused throughout the land.

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VII. HIS REIGN AND DEATH. (Ch2 12:13-16)

HIS REIGN AND DEATH. (Ch2 12:13-16) Rehoboam strengthened . . . and reigned--The Egyptian invasion had been a mere predatory expedition, not extending beyond the limits of Judah, and probably, ere long, repelled by the invaded. Rehoboam's government acquired new life and vigor by the general revival of true religion, and his reign continued many years after the departure of Shishak. But he prepared not his heart to seek the Lord--that is, he did not adhere firmly to the good course of reformation he had begun, "and he did evil," for through the unhappy influence of his mother, a heathen foreigner, he had no doubt received in his youth a strong bias towards idolatry (see on Kg1 14:21). Next: 2 Chronicles Chapter 13

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