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Good News Translation
2 Chronicles 12:4
He captured the fortified cities of Judah and advanced as far as Jerusalem.
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Christian Standard Bible®
He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
Hebrew Names Version
He took the fortified cities which pertained to Yehudah, and came to Yerushalayim.
He took the fortified cities which pertained to Yehudah, and came to Yerushalayim.
King James Version
And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
English Standard Version
And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
New Century Version
Shishak captured the strong, walled cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
Shishak captured the strong, walled cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
New English Translation
He captured the fortified cities of Judah and marched against Jerusalem.
He captured the fortified cities of Judah and marched against Jerusalem.
Amplified Bible
Shishak took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
Shishak took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible
And he captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
And he captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
World English Bible
He took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
He took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he tooke the strong cities which were of Iudah, and came vnto Ierusalem.
And he tooke the strong cities which were of Iudah, and came vnto Ierusalem.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
And he captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
Berean Standard Bible
He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
Contemporary English Version
He captured every one of the fortified cities in Judah and then marched to Jerusalem.
He captured every one of the fortified cities in Judah and then marched to Jerusalem.
Complete Jewish Bible
He captured the fortified cities of Y'hudah, then went to Yerushalayim.
He captured the fortified cities of Y'hudah, then went to Yerushalayim.
Darby Translation
And he took the fortified cities that belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
And he took the fortified cities that belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
Easy-to-Read Version
Shishak defeated the strong cities of Judah. Then Shishak brought his army to Jerusalem.
Shishak defeated the strong cities of Judah. Then Shishak brought his army to Jerusalem.
George Lamsa Translation
And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
Lexham English Bible
And he took the fortified cities that belonged to Judah, and he came up to Jerusalem.
And he took the fortified cities that belonged to Judah, and he came up to Jerusalem.
Literal Translation
And he captured the cities of defense in Judah and came to Jerusalem.
And he captured the cities of defense in Judah and came to Jerusalem.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and he wanne the stroge cities that were in Iuda, and came to Ierusalem.
and he wanne the stroge cities that were in Iuda, and came to Ierusalem.
American Standard Version
And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.
And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.
Bible in Basic English
And he took the walled towns of Judah, and came as far as Jerusalem.
And he took the walled towns of Judah, and came as far as Jerusalem.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he toke the strong cities in Iuda, and came to Hierusalem.
And he toke the strong cities in Iuda, and came to Hierusalem.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.
And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.
King James Version (1611)
And hee tooke the fenced cities which perteined to Iudah, and came to Ierusalem.
And hee tooke the fenced cities which perteined to Iudah, and came to Ierusalem.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And they obtained possession of the strong cities, which were in Juda, and came to Jerusalem.
And they obtained possession of the strong cities, which were in Juda, and came to Jerusalem.
English Revised Version
And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.
And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he took ful stronge citees in Juda, and he cam `til to Jerusalem.
And he took ful stronge citees in Juda, and he cam `til to Jerusalem.
Update Bible Version
And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he took the fortified cities which [pertained] to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
And he took the fortified cities which [pertained] to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
New King James Version
And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came to Jerusalem.
And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came to Jerusalem.
New Living Translation
Shishak conquered Judah's fortified towns and then advanced to attack Jerusalem.
Shishak conquered Judah's fortified towns and then advanced to attack Jerusalem.
New Life Bible
He took the strong cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
He took the strong cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
New Revised Standard
He took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
He took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he captured the cities of defence which belonged to Judah, - and came, as far as Jerusalem.
And he captured the cities of defence which belonged to Judah, - and came, as far as Jerusalem.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he took the strongest cities in Juda, and came to Jerusalem.
And he took the strongest cities in Juda, and came to Jerusalem.
Revised Standard Version
And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
Young's Literal Translation
and he captureth the cities of the bulwarks that [are] to Judah, and cometh in unto Jerusalem.
and he captureth the cities of the bulwarks that [are] to Judah, and cometh in unto Jerusalem.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
Contextual Overview
1 As soon as Rehoboam had established his authority as king, he and all his people abandoned the Law of the Lord . 2 In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign their disloyalty to the Lord was punished. King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem 3 with an army of twelve hundred chariots, sixty thousand cavalry, and more soldiers than could be counted, including Libyan, Sukkite, and Ethiopian troops. 4 He captured the fortified cities of Judah and advanced as far as Jerusalem. 5 Shemaiah the prophet went to King Rehoboam and the Judean leaders who had gathered in Jerusalem to escape Shishak. He said to them, "This is the Lord 's message to you: ‘You have abandoned me, so now I have abandoned you to Shishak.'" 6 The king and the leaders admitted that they had sinned, and they said, "What the Lord is doing is just." 7 When the Lord saw this, he spoke again to Shemaiah and said to him, "Because they admit their sin, I will not destroy them. But when Shishak attacks, they will barely survive. Jerusalem will not feel the full force of my anger, 8 but Shishak will conquer them, and they will learn the difference between serving me and serving earthly rulers." 9 King Shishak came to Jerusalem and took the treasures from the Temple and from the palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that King Solomon had made. 10 To replace them, Rehoboam made bronze shields and entrusted them to the officers responsible for guarding the palace gates.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
the fenced: 2 Chronicles 11:5-12, Isaiah 36:1, Jeremiah 5:10
came: 2 Kings 18:17, Isaiah 8:8, Isaiah 10:11
Cross-References
Genesis 11:27
These are the descendants of Terah, who was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot,
These are the descendants of Terah, who was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot,
Genesis 11:31
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot, who was the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, Abram's wife, and with them he left the city of Ur in Babylonia to go to the land of Canaan. They went as far as Haran and settled there.
Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot, who was the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, Abram's wife, and with them he left the city of Ur in Babylonia to go to the land of Canaan. They went as far as Haran and settled there.
Hebrews 11:8
It was faith that made Abraham obey when God called him to go out to a country which God had promised to give him. He left his own country without knowing where he was going.
It was faith that made Abraham obey when God called him to go out to a country which God had promised to give him. He left his own country without knowing where he was going.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah,.... Which Rehoboam had lately built, and placed his sons in them, 2 Chronicles 11:5, these he took without any opposition:
and came to Jerusalem; there being no army to oppose him; and so Sesostris took many countries without fighting, and among the rest Phoenicia, as Manetho o relates, in which Judea may be included.
o Apud Joseph. contr. Apion. l. 1. c. 15.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See 1 the Kings 14:25 note.
