2 Chronicles 12:2

“And it came to pass in the fifth year of Rehoboam, etc.] In the fourth year, the apostasy of him and his people began; and, in the year following, what is next related happened, as a punishment of it: Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem; of whom (see <111140>1 Kings 11:40 14:25), because they transgressed against the Lord; transgressed the law of the Lord by falling into idolatry and other abominable evils; the Targum is, “against the Word of the Lord.””

“Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem--He was the first king of the twenty-second or Bubastic Dynasty. What was the immediate cause of this invasion? Whether it was in resentment for some provocation from the king of Judah, or in pursuance of ambitious views of conquest, is not said. But the invading army was a vast horde, for Shishak brought along with his native Egyptians an immense number of foreign auxiliaries.”

“Shishak ... came up ... because they had transgressed - The writer speaks from a divine, not a human, point of view. Shishak’s motive in coming up was to help Jeroboam, and to extend his own influence. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Fifth year - Presently after the apostacy of the king and people, which was in the fourth year. 2 Chronicles 12:3”

“12:2-4 Shishak, also known as Shoshenq I (945–924 BC), ruled a reunited Egypt and founded the 22nd dynasty.”

“am 3034, bc 970 Shishak: Kg1 11:40, Kg1 14:24-26 because: Ch2 7:19, Ch2 7:20, Ch2 36:14-19; Jdg 2:13-15; Ch1 28:9; Neh 9:26, Neh 9:27; Psa 106:43, Psa 106:44; Isa 63:10; Jer 2:19, Jer 44:22, Jer 44:23; Lam 5:15 2 Chronicles 12:3”

“In punishment of this defection (בי מעלוּ כּי, because they had acted faithlessly to Jahve), Shishak, the king of Egypt, marched with a great host against Jerusalem. This hostile invasion is also briefly narrated in Kg1 14:25-28. Shishak (Sisak) is, as we have remarked on 1 Kings 14, Sesonchis or Sechonchosis, the first king of the 22nd dynasty, who has celebrated his victory in a relief at Karnak. In this sculpture the names of the cities captured are recorded on shields, and a considerable number have been deciphered with some certainty, and by them our account is completely confirmed. According to Ch2 12:3, Shishak's host consisted of 1200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen-numbers which, of…”