2 Chronicles 12: King Rehoboam’s Rebellion – Clear & Engaging Audio Bible Reading | Rival Kingdoms, God’s Punishment, and Rehoboam’s Repentance

Discover the fascinating events of 2 Chronicles 12 in this clear and engaging audio recording. Follow the story of King Rehoboam’s rebellion against God, the establishment of rival kingdoms, the punishment that God sends through the Egyptian King Shishak, and Rehoboam’s repentance. Ideal for meditation, study, or reflection, immerse yourself in this powerful chapter and let the Scriptures come alive.

2 CHRONICLES 12 (NIV)

1 After Rehoboam’s position as king was established and he had become strong,
he and all Israel with him abandoned the law of the Lord.

2 Because they had
been unfaithful to the Lord, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem in the
fifth year of King Rehoboam.

3 With twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand
horsemen and the innumerable troops of Libyans, Sukkites and Cushites that
came with him from Egypt,

4 he captured the fortified cities of Judah and came
as far as Jerusalem.

5 Then the prophet Shemaiah 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 you to
Shishak.’”

6 The leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is
just.”

7 When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, this word of the Lord came
to Shemaiah: “Since they have humbled themselves, I will not destroy them but
will soon give them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem
through Shishak.

8 They will, however, become subject to him, so that they may
learn the difference between serving me and serving the kings of other lands.”

9 When Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem, he carried off the treasures
of the temple of the Lord and the treasures of the royal palace. He took
everything, including the gold shields Solomon had made.

10 So King Rehoboam
made bronze shields to replace them and assigned these to the commanders of
the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.

11 Whenever the king
went to the Lord’s temple, the guards went with him, bearing the shields, and
afterward they returned them to the guardroom.

12 Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the Lord’s anger turned from him, and he
was not totally destroyed. Indeed, there was some good in Judah.

13 King Rehoboam established himself firmly in Jerusalem and continued as
king. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen
years in Jerusalem, the city the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of
Israel in which to put his Name. His mother’s name was Naamah; she was an
Ammonite.

14 He did evil because he had not set his heart on seeking the Lord.

15 As for the events of Rehoboam’s reign, from beginning to end, are they not
written in the records of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer that deal
with genealogies? There was continual warfare between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

16 Rehoboam rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. And
Abijah his son succeeded him as king.