19. The rest of the acts of JEROBOAM, how he fought, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel.

20. The days which JEROBOAM reigned were twenty two years, then he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his place.

21. Rehoboam the son of Solomon reigned in Judah. Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. His mother's name was Naamah the Ammonitess.

22. Judah did that which was evil in The LORD's sight, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they committed, above all that their fathers had done.

23. For they also built for themselves high places, sacred pillars, and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree.

24. There were also sodomites in the land. They did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD drove out before the children of Israel.

25. In the fifth year of king Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem,

26. and he took away the treasures of The LORD's house, and the treasures of the king's house. He even took away all of it, including all the gold shields which Solomon had made.

27. King Rehoboam made shields of brass in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king's house.

28. It was so, that as often as the king went into The LORD's house, the guard bore them, and brought them back into the guard room.

29. Now the rest of the acts of Rehoboam, and all that he did, aren't they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

30. There was war between Rehoboam and JEROBOAM continually.

Now there was war between Rehoboam and JEROBOAM all the days of his life.

1. When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

2. But The LORD's word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

3. "Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

4. 'The LORD says, "You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me."'" So they listened to The LORD's words, and returned from going against JEROBOAM.