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2 CHRONICLES 12

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Egypt Plunders Jerusalem
  12:1 When the rule of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him. 2 In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem 3 with 1,200 chariots and 60,000 horsemen. And the people were without number who came with him from Egypt—Libyans, Sukkiim, and Ethiopians. 4 And he took the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem. 5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “Thus says the Lord, ‘You abandoned me, so I have abandoned you to the hand of Shishak.’” 6 Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The Lord is righteous.” 7 When the Lord saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah: “They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. 8 Nevertheless, they shall be servants to him, that they may know my service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”
    
9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem. He took away the treasures of the house of the Lord and the treasures of the king’s house. He took away everything. He also took away the shields of gold that Solomon had made, 10 and King Rehoboam made in their place shields of bronze and committed them to the hands of the officers of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house. 11 And as often as the king went into the house of the Lord, the guard came and carried them and brought them back to the guardroom. 12 And when he humbled himself the wrath of the Lord turned from him, so as not to make a complete destruction. Moreover, conditions were good in Judah.
    
13 So King Rehoboam grew strong in Jerusalem and reigned. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite. 14 And he did evil, for he did not set his heart to seek the Lord.
    
15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the chronicles of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer? There were continual wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam. 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers and was buried in the city of David, and Abijah his son reigned in his place.



PSALM 4

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Answer Me When I Call
To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. A Psalm of David.
4:1
Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness!
You have given me relief when I was in distress.
Be gracious to me and hear my prayer!

2
O men, how long shall my honor be turned into shame?
How long will you love vain words and seek after lies? Selah
3
But know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself;
the Lord hears when I call to him.

4
Be angry, and do not sin;
ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah
5
Offer right sacrifices,
and put your trust in the Lord.

6
There are many who say, “Who will show us some good?
Lift up the light of your face upon us, O Lord!”
7
You have put more joy in my heart
than they have when their grain and wine abound.

8
In peace I will both lie down and sleep;
for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.



PROVERBS 14

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14:1
The wisest of women builds her house,
but folly with her own hands tears it down.
2
Whoever walks in uprightness fears the Lord,
but he who is devious in his ways despises him.
3
By the mouth of a fool comes a rod for his back,
but the lips of the wise will preserve them.
4
Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,
but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
5
A faithful witness does not lie,
but a false witness breathes out lies.
6
A scoffer seeks wisdom in vain,
but knowledge is easy for a man of understanding.
7
Leave the presence of a fool,
for there you do not meet words of knowledge.
8
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
9
Fools mock at the guilt offering,
but the upright enjoy acceptance.
10
The heart knows its own bitterness,
and no stranger shares its joy.
11
The house of the wicked will be destroyed,
but the tent of the upright will flourish.
12
There is a way that seems right to a man,
but its end is the way to death.
13
Even in laughter the heart may ache,
and the end of joy may be grief.
14
The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways,
and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
15
The simple believes everything,
but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
16
One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil,
but a fool is reckless and careless.
17
A man of quick temper acts foolishly,
and a man of evil devices is hated.
18
The simple inherit folly,
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
19
The evil bow down before the good,
the wicked at the gates of the righteous.
20
The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
but the rich has many friends.
21
Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner,
but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.
22
Do they not go astray who devise evil?
Those who devise good meet steadfast love and faithfulness.
23
In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk tends only to poverty.
24
The crown of the wise is their wealth,
but the folly of fools brings folly.
25
A truthful witness saves lives,
but one who breathes out lies is deceitful.
26
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence,
and his children will have a refuge.
27
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life,
that one may turn away from the snares of death.
28
In a multitude of people is the glory of a king,
but without people a prince is ruined.
29
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
30
A tranquil heart gives life to the flesh,
but envy makes the bones rot.
31
Whoever oppresses a poor man insults his Maker,
but he who is generous to the needy honors him.
32
The wicked is overthrown through his evildoing,
but the righteous finds refuge in his death.
33
Wisdom rests in the heart of a man of understanding,
but it makes itself known even in the midst of fools.
34
Righteousness exalts a nation,
but sin is a reproach to any people.
35
A servant who deals wisely has the king’s favor,
but his wrath falls on one who acts shamefully.

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