SEV Biblia, Chapter 12:5
Entonces vino Semeías profeta a Roboam y a los príncipes de Judá, que estaban reunidos en Jerusalén por causa de Sisac, y les dijo: Así ha dicho el SEÑOR: Vosotros me habéis dejado, y yo también os he dejado en manos de Sisac.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 5. Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam , etc.] The same as in ( 2 Chronicles 11:2), there called the man of God: and to the princes of Judah that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak ; through fear of him, and for safety and protection from him, and to consult what was to be done at this critical juncture, whether to fight him, or make peace with him on the best terms they could: and said unto them, thus saith the Lord, ye have forsaken me ; his law, his word, worship, and ordinances, ( 2 Chronicles 12:1), and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak ; suffered him to invade their land, take their fenced cities, and come up to Jerusalem without any opposition, as a punishment of their apostasy; and to explain this providence to them, and call them to repentance, was the prophet sent.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Rehoboam, forsaking the Lord, is punished. --When Rehoboam was so strong that he supposed he had nothing to fea from Jeroboam, he cast off his outward profession of godliness. It is very common, but very lamentable, that men, who in distress or danger or near death, seem much engaged in seeking and serving God, thro aside all their religion when they have received a mercifu deliverance. God quickly brought troubles upon Judah, to awaken the people to repentance, before their hearts were hardened. Thus it becomes us, when we are under the rebukes of Providence, to justif God, and to judge ourselves. If we have humbled hearts under humblin providences, the affliction has done its work; it shall be removed, or the property of it be altered. The more God's service is compared with other services, the more reasonable and easy it will appear. Are the laws of temperance thought hard? The effects of intemperance will be found much harder. The service of God is perfect liberty; the servic of our lusts is complete slavery. Rehoboam was never rightly fixed in his religion. He never quite cast off God; yet he engaged not his hear to seek the Lord. See what his fault was; he did not serve the Lord because he did not seek the Lord. He did not pray, as Solomon, for wisdom and grace; he did not consult the word of God, did not seek to that as his oracle, nor follow its directions. He made nothing of his religion, because he did not set his heart to it, nor ever came up to steady resolution in it. He did evil, because he never was determine for good __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ושׁמעיה 8098 הנביא 5030 בא 935 אל 413 רחבעם 7346 ושׂרי 8269 יהודה 3063 אשׁר 834 נאספו 622 אל 413 ירושׁלם 3389 מפני 6440 שׁישׁק 7895 ויאמר 559 להם כה 3541 אמר 559 יהוה 3068 אתם 859 עזבתם 5800 אתי 853 ואף 637 אני 589 עזבתי 5800 אתכם 853 ביד 3027 שׁישׁק׃ 7895
