And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem:
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Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem;
In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem.
And it cometh to pass, in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, gone up hath Shishak king of Egypt against Jerusalem,
And it came to pass in the fifth year of king Rehoboam, [that] Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Kings — From Solomon's glory to the divided kingdom — then Elijah's confrontation with Ahab and Jezebel dominating the second half. The promise of the Davidic covenant unfolding through temple glory, then beginning to unravel as idolatry and political fragmentation take hold.
- Author
- Compiler anonymous; Jewish tradition attributes to Jeremiah (Bava Batra 15a). The book draws on court annals and prophetic records cited by name.
- Date
- Events c. 970–852 BC; compilation during the late Judahite monarchy or exile