1 Kings 14:25

25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

1 Kings 14:25 in Other Translations

25 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:

25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.

25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam’s reign, King Shishak of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem.

25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam's rule, Shishak king of Egypt made war against Jerusalem.

25 And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;

25 In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign, King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt went to war against Jerusalem.

25 Shishak attacked Jerusalem. It was in the fifth year that Rehoboam was king. Shishak was king of Egypt.

1 Kings 14:25 Meaning and Commentary

1 Kings 14:25

And it came to pass in the fifth year of King Rehoboam
Two years after he and his people fell into the above wicked practices:

that Shishak, king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;
of whom see ( 1 Kings 11:40 ) , this was suffered as a chastisement from the Lord for their abominations.

1 Kings 14:25 In-Context

23 They also set up for themselves high places, sacred stones and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every spreading tree.

24 There were even male shrine prostitutes in the land; the people engaged in all the detestable practices of the nations the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.

25 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem.

26 He carried off the treasures of the temple of the LORD and the treasures of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields Solomon had made.

27 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.

Cross References

• 1. 1 Kings 11:40; 2 Chronicles 12:2