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Egyptians: Invade the Land of Israel: Under Shishak

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1 Kings 14:25, 26 In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, Shishak king of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem. / He seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including all the gold shields that Solomon had made.
2 Chronicles 12:2–9 In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt came up and attacked Jerusalem / with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites. / He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.