2 Chronicles 12:2

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2And it came about in King Rehoboam’s fifth year, because they had been unfaithful to the Lord, that 12:2 Shishak established the 22nd dynasty and ruled Egypt from 945-924 b.c. His invasion of the kingdom of Judah is recorded at the temple complex of Karnak (Thebes), near Luxor, Egypt. Shishak was the pharaoh who had given refuge to Jeroboam during the final years of Solomon’s reign.Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem