And he took the strong cities which were of Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.

¶ Then came Shemaiah the Prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah that were gathered together in Jerusalem, because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the Lord, Ye have forsaken me, [a]therefore have I also left you in the hands of Shishak.

Then the princes of Israel, and the King humbled themselves, and said, The Lord is [b]just.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 12:5 Signifying, that no calamity can come unto us except we forsake God, and that he never leaveth us till we have cast him off.
  2. 2 Chronicles 12:6 And therefore doth justly punish you for your sins.

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