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1 Kings 14
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21And 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.
21Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.
22And 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.
22Judah did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.
23And they built for themselves high places, and pillars, and [planted] groves on every high hill, and under every shady tree.
23For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.
24And 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.
24There were also sodomites in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which Yahweh drove out before the children of Israel.
25And it came to pass in the fifth year of the reign of Roboam, Susakim king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;
25In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;
26and 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.]
26and he took away the treasures of Yahweh’s house and the treasures of the king’s house. He even took away all of it, including all the gold shields which Solomon had made.
27And king Roboam made brazen shields instead of them; and the chiefs of the golden shields which Solomon had made, and the chiefs of the body guard, who kept the gate of the house of the king, were placed in charge over them.
27King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who guarded the door of the king’s house.
28And 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 .
28It was so, that as often as the king went into Yahweh’s house, the guard bore them, and brought them back into the guard room.
29And 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?
29Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
30And there was war between Roboam and Jeroboam continually.
30There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
31And Roboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Abiu his son reigned in his stead.
31Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in David’s city. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. Abijam his son reigned in his place.