1 King Rehoboam felt strong. He and the people stopped obeying God. ➡️ 2 In year 5, King Shishak from Egypt came to fight Jerusalem, because they did not obey God. 5️⃣⚔️️ 3 Shishak had many carts and many horse men. Many, many men came from far lands. 4 Shishak took the strong towns in Judah. Then he came to Jerusalem. ⚔️➡️️ 5 God sent a man named Shemaiah to the king and the leaders. He said, “God says: You left Me, so I let Shishak beat you.” ➡️ 6 The king and the leaders said, “We are sorry. God is right.” 7 God saw they were sorry. God told Shemaiah, “I will not smash the city. I will help a little.” ️️ 8 But they must serve Shishak for a time. They will learn it is better to serve God. ⛓️➡️ 9 Shishak came and took the gold from God’s house and the king’s house. He took the gold shields Solomon made. ️⛪️ 10 King Rehoboam made new shields of bronze. The guards kept them. ️♂️ 11 When the king went to God’s house, the guards carried the shields and then put them back in the room. ⛪️➡️ 12 When the king was sorry, God’s anger stopped. God did not crush them, and Judah had some good days. ➡️️ 13 King Rehoboam stayed king in Jerusalem. He was 41 to start and was king 17 years. God chose Jerusalem. His mom was Naamah from Ammon. ️4️⃣1️⃣➡️1️⃣7️⃣ 14 Rehoboam did bad. He did not look for God. 15 More about Rehoboam is in books by Shemaiah and Iddo. Rehoboam and Jeroboam fought many times. ⚔️⚔️ 16 Rehoboam died and was buried in the city of David. His son Abijah became king. ⚰️️➡️