There is, however, a third phase to Rehoboam’s rule, depicted in 12:1–13a. Rehoboam’s success leads to his downfall as he “abandon[s]” and is “unfaithful” toward Yahweh, vocabulary typical of the Chronicler’s depiction of negative characters (see above on 2 Chron. 7:12–22). As expected, such disobedience leads to divine discipline in the form of an attack by Shishak king of Egypt (931–910 BC), whose campaign in western Asia is attested in Egyptian records (ANET 242–43, 263–64). This divine discipline prompts a penitential response from Rehoboam and his leaders, one in which …