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2 Chronicles

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And it came about in King Rehoboam's fifth year, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And it came to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 וַיְהִ֞י vay·hi
about in King king Noun H4428 לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ lam·me·lech
Rehoboam's "a people are enlarged," a king of Judah Noun H7346 רְחַבְעָ֔ם re·chav·'am,
Analysis:
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fifth fifth Adjective H2549 הַֽחֲמִישִׁית֙ ha·cha·mi·shit
year, a year Noun H8141 בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה ba·sha·nah
because that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֥י ki
they had been unfaithful to act unfaithfully or treacherously Verb H4603 מָעֲל֖וּ ma·'a·lu
to the LORD, the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 בַּיהוָֽה׃ Yah·weh
that Shishak an Eg. king Noun H7895 שִׁישַׁ֥ק shi·shak
king king Noun H4428 מֶֽלֶךְ־ me·lech-
of Egypt a son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa Noun H4714 מִצְרַ֖יִם mitz·ra·yim
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

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came to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 עָלָ֛ה a·lah
up against upon, above, over Prepostion H5921 עַל־ al-
Jerusalem probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr. Noun H3389 יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם ye·ru·sha·lim;
Analysis:
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Locations

Egypt

EGYPTe'-jipt:I. THE COUNTRY1. The Basis of the Land 2. The Nile Valley 3. Earliest Human Remains 4. Climate 5. Conditions of Life 6. The Nile 7. The Fauna 8. The Flora 9. The Prehistoric RacesII. THE HISTORY1. 1st and 2nd Ages: Prehistoric 2. 3d Age: Ist and IInd Dynasties 3. 4th Age: IIIrd through VIth Dynasties 4. 5th Age: VIIth through XIVth Dynasties 5.... View Details

Jerusalem

JERUSALEMje-roo'-sa-lem:I. THE NAME1. In Cuneiform2. In Hebrew3. In Greek and Latin4. The Meaning of Jerusalem5. Other NamesII. GEOLOGY, CLIMATE AND SPRINGS1. Geology2. Climate and Rainfall3. The Natural SpringsIII. THE NATURAL SITE1. The Mountains Around2. The Valleys3. The HillsIV. GENERAL TOPOGRAPHY OF JERUSALEM1. Description of Josephus2. Summary of the... View Details

People

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Rehoboam

Rehoboam [N] [H] [S] he enlarges the people, the successor of Solomon on the throne, and apparently his only son. He was the son of Naamah "the Ammonitess," some well-known Ammonitish princess ( 1 Kings 14:21 ;  2 Chr  12:13 ). He was forty-one years old when he ascended the throne, and he reigned seventeen years (B.C. 975-958). Although he was acknowledged at once as the rightful hei... View Details

Rehoboam

Rehoboam [N] [H] [S] he enlarges the people, the successor of Solomon on the throne, and apparently his only son. He was the son of Naamah "the Ammonitess," some well-known Ammonitish princess ( 1 Kings 14:21 ;  2 Chr  12:13 ). He was forty-one years old when he ascended the throne, and he reigned seventeen years (B.C. 975-958). Although he was acknowledged at once as the rightful hei... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 And it came about in King Rehoboam's fifth year, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem
King James Bible And it came about to pass, that in King Rehoboam's the fifth year, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, that year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against JerusalemJerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,
Hebrew Greek English And it came about in King Rehoboam's fifth year, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem