2 Chronicles 12:5 meaning and explanation
Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’”
2 Chronicles 12:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Shemaiah the prophet speaks to King Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah, who have gathered in Jerusalem because Pharaoh Shishak of Egypt is advancing against them. The Chronicler has just explained that after Rehoboam's kingdom was firmly established, he and the people abandoned the Law of the LORD.
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