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Shishak Raids Jerusalem

2 Chronicles 12:4

In 11 translations

BSB
He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.
KJV
And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
WEB
He took the fortified cities which belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
ASV
And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.
LSV
and he captures the cities of the bulwarks that [are] of Judah, and comes to Jerusalem.
YLT
and he captureth the cities of the bulwarks that [are] to Judah, and cometh in unto Jerusalem.
DBY
And he took the fortified cities that belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
DRC
And he took the strongest cities in Juda, and came to Jerusalem.
GNV
And he tooke the strong cities which were of Iudah, and came vnto Ierusalem.
JPS
And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.
LXXE
And they obtained possession of the strong cities, which were in Juda, and came to Jerusalem.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיִּלְכֹּ֛ד אֶת־עָרֵ֥י הַמְּצֻר֖וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֖א עַד־יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ κατεκράτησαν τῶν πόλεων τῶν ὀχυρῶν, αἳ ἦσαν ἐν Ἰούδα, καὶ ἦλθον εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Chronicles 11:5–12Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah. He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa, Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam, Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
  • Isaiah 36:1In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
  • 2 Kings 18:17Nevertheless, the king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rabsaris, and the Rabshakeh, along with a great army, from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem. They advanced up to Jerusalem and stationed themselves by the…
  • Isaiah 8:8It will pour into Judah, swirling and sweeping over it, reaching up to the neck; its spreading streams will cover your entire land, O Immanuel!
  • Jeremiah 5:10Go up through her vineyards and ravage them, but do not finish them off. Strip off her branches, for they do not belong to the LORD.
  • Isaiah 10:11and as I have done to Samaria and its idols, will I not also do to Jerusalem and her idols?”

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