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And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who were gathered together in Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, “Thus saith the Lord: ‘Ye have forsaken Me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.’”

Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves, and they said, “The Lord is righteous.”

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he captured the fortified cities(A) of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

Then the prophet Shemaiah(B) came to Rehoboam and to the leaders of Judah who had assembled in Jerusalem for fear of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the Lord says, ‘You have abandoned me; therefore, I now abandon(C) you to Shishak.’”

The leaders of Israel and the king humbled(D) themselves and said, “The Lord is just.”(E)

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