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Rehoboam and Egypt's Invasion

1 Kings 14

Roboam reigns in Juda doing evil in the sight of the Lord, and in the fifth year of his reign Susakim king of Egypt comes up against Jerusalem and carries off the treasures of the temple and the king's house, after which Roboam dies and is succeeded by his son Abiu.

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The Septuagint (LXX) in Greek, with Charles Thomson’s 1808 and Sir Lancelot Brenton’s 1851 English translations, set beside the King James Version and the Jewish Masoretic text (JPS 1917) where they align, so you can compare the Greek and the Hebrew. All public domain; choose which to show with the controls above.
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ThomsonNow Roboam son of Solomon reigned over Juda. He was forty-one years old at the commencement of this reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put His name there, and his mother’s name was Naama, the Ammonitess.
BrentonAnd Roboam son of Solomon ruled over Juda. Roboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in the city Jerusalem, which the Lord chose to put his name there out of all the tribes of Israel: and his mother's name was Naama the Ammonitess.
GreekΚαὶ Ῥοβοὰμ υἱὸς Σαλωμὼν ἐβασίλευσεν ἐπὶ Ἰούδαν· υἱὸς τεσσαράκοντα καὶ ἑνὸς ἐνιαυτῶν Ῥοβοὰμ ἐν τῷ βασιλεύειν αὐτόν· καὶ ἑπτακαίδεκα ἔτη ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν Ἱερουσαλὴμ τῇ πόλει, ἣν ἐξελέξατο Κύριος θέσθαι τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ ἐκεῖ ἐκ πασῶν φυλῶν τοῦ Ἰσραήλ· καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ Νααμὰ ἡ Ἀμμωνίτις.
KJVAnd Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
JPSAnd Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put His name there; and his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
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ThomsonRoboam did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and provoked him with all those things which their fathers had done, with all the sins which they had committed.
BrentonAnd Roboam did evil in the sight of the Lord; and he provoked him in all the things which their fathers did in their sins which they sinned.
GreekΚαὶ ἐποίησε Ῥοβοὰμ τὸ πονηρὸν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου· καὶ παρεζήλωσεν αὐτὸν ἐν πᾶσιν οἷς ἐποίησαν οἱ πατέρες αὐτῶν ἐν ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις αὐτῶν αἷς ἥμαρτον.
KJVAnd Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers had done.
JPSAnd Judah did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD; and they moved Him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.
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ThomsonThey built for themselves high places, and pillars, and arbours, on every high hill and under every shady tree,
BrentonAnd they built for themselves high places, and pillars, and planted groves on every high hill, and under every shady tree.
GreekΚαὶ ᾠκοδόμησαν ἑαυτοῖς ὑψηλὰ καὶ στήλας καὶ ἄλση ἐπὶ πάντα βουνὸν ὑψηλὸν, καὶ ὑποκάτω παντὸς ξύλου συσκίου.
KJVFor they also built them high places, and images, and groves, on every high hill, and under every green tree.
JPSFor they also built them high places, and pillars, and Asherim, on every high hill, and under every leafy tree;
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Thomsonand conspiracy was spawned in the land. And they practised all the abominable acts of the nations which the Lord had removed from before the children of Israel.
BrentonAnd there was a conspiracy in the land, and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the Lord removed from before the children of Israel.
GreekΚαὶ σύνδεσμος ἐγενήθη ἐν τῇ γῇ, καὶ ἐποίησαν ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν βδελυγμάτων τῶν ἐθνῶν ὧν ἐξῇρε Κύριος ἀπὸ προσώπου υἱῶν Ἰσραήλ.
KJVAnd there were also sodomites in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.
JPSand there were also sodomites in the land; they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD drove out before the children of Israel. .
25
ThomsonWherefore in the fifth year of Roboam’s reign, Sousakim king of Egypt came out against Jerusalem,
BrentonAnd it came to pass in the fifth year of the reign of Roboam, Susakim king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;
GreekΚαὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ ἐνιαυτῷ τῷ πέμπτῳ βασιλεύοντος Ῥοβοὰμ, ἀνέβη Σουσακεὶμ βασιλεὺς Αἰγύπτου ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ,
KJVAnd it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:
JPSAnd it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;
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Thomsonand took all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king’s house, and the golden lances which David had taken out of the hand of the servants of Adraazar king of Suba, and brought to Jerusalem. All these he took, together with the golden armour which Solomon had made, and carried them away to Egypt.
Brentonand took all the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house, and the golden spears which David took out of the hand of the sons of Adrazaar king of Suba, and brought them into Jerusalem, even all that he took, and the golden shields which Solomon had made, [and carried them away into Egypt.]
Greekκαὶ ἔλαβε πάντας τοὺς θησαυροὺς οἴκου Κυρίου καὶ τοὺς θησαυροὺς οἴκου τοῦ βασιλέως, καὶ τὰ δόρατα τὰ χρυσᾶ ἃ ἔλαβε Δαυὶδ ἐκ χειρὸς τῶν παίδων Ἀδραζαὰρ βασιλέως Σουβὰ, καὶ εἰσήνεγκεν αὐτὰ εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ τὰ πάντα ἃ ἔλαβεν, ὅπλα τὰ χρυσᾶ ὅσα ἐποίησε Σαλωμὼν, καὶ ἀπήνεγκεν αὐτὰ εἰς Αἴγυπτον.
KJVAnd he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all: and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
JPSand he took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he even took away all; and he took away all the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
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ThomsonAnd in their stead king Roboam made brazen armour which were committed to the charge of the officers of the guards who kept the door of the king’s house.
BrentonAnd king Roboam made brazen shields instead of them; and the chiefs of the body guard, who kept the gate of the house of the king, were placed in charge over them.
GreekΚαὶ ἐποίησε Ῥοβοὰμ ὁ βασιλεὺς ὅπλα χαλκᾶ ἀντʼ αὐτῶν· καὶ ἐπέθεντο ἐπʼ αὐτὸν οἱ ἡγούμενοι τῶν παρατρεχόντων οἱ φυλάσσοντες τὸν πυλῶνα οἴκου βασιλέως.
KJVAnd king Rehoboam made in their stead brasen shields, and committed them unto the hands of the chief of the guard, which kept the door of the king’s house.
JPSAnd king Rehoboam made in their stead shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.
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ThomsonAnd because, when the king went to the house of the Lord, the guard carried them, therefore they were fixed up against the wall of the guard room.
BrentonAnd it came to pass when the king went into the house of the Lord, that the body guard took them up, and fixed them in the chamber of the body guard.
GreekΚαὶ ἐγένετο ὅτε εἰσεπορεύετο ὁ βασιλεὺς εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου, καὶ ᾖρον αὐτὰ οἱ παρατρέχοντες καὶ ἀπηρείδοντο αὐτὰ εἰς τὸ θεὲ τῶν παρατρεχόντων.
KJVAnd it was so, when the king went into the house of the LORD, that the guard bare them, and brought them back into the guard chamber.
JPSAnd it was so, that as oft as the king went into the house of the LORD, the guard bore them, and brought them back into the guard-chamber.
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ThomsonNow the rest of the acts of Roboam and all that he did, behold, are they not written in the journal of the kings of Juda?
BrentonAnd the rest of the history of Roboam, and all that he did, behold, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Juda?
GreekΚαὶ τὰ λοιπὰ τῶν λόγων Ῥοβοὰμ καὶ πάντα ἃ ἐποίησεν, οὐκ ἰδοὺ ταῦτα γεγραμμένα ἐν βιβλίῳ λόγων τῶν ἡμερῶν τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν Ἰούδα;
KJVNow the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
JPSNow the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
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ThomsonNow there was a war between Roboam and Jeroboam all their days.
BrentonAnd there was war between Roboam and Jeroboam continually.
GreekΚαὶ πόλεμος ἦν ἀναμέσον Ῥοβοὰμ καὶ ἀναμέσον Ἱεροβοὰμ πάσας τὰς ἡμέρας.
KJVAnd there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam all their days.
JPSAnd there was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
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ThomsonAnd when Roboam went to rest with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David, Abiou his son reigned in his stead.
BrentonAnd Roboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Abiu his son reigned in his stead.
GreekΚαὶ ἐκοιμήθη Ῥοβοὰμ μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ, καὶ θάπτεται μετὰ τῶν πατέρων αὐτοῦ, ἐν πόλει Δαυίδ· καὶ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἀβιοὺ ὁ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἀντʼ αὐτοῦ.
KJVAnd Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.
JPSAnd Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.