4And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.


In Context

1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.

2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,

3 With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubim, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.

4 And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.

6 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.

2 Chronicles 12:4 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:4he captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:4And he took the strongest cities in Juda, and came to Jerusalem.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:4And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:4And he took the fortified cities that belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:4And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:4And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:4He took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:4and he captureth the cities of the bulwarks that are to Judah, and cometh in unto Jerusalem.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:4And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.