2 Chronicles 12:5-7

New English Translation

⁵ Shemaiah 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.’”^{[a] 6} The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”^{[b] 7} When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the Lord’s message came to Shemaiah: “They have humbled themselves, so I will not destroy them. I will deliver them soon.^[c] My anger will not be unleashed against^[d] Jerusalem through Shishak.