In the reign of Rehoboam, the grandson of David, Shishak, king of
Egypt, laid siege to Jerusalem, threatening to raze it with the ground
if any opposition were offered to his arms. The indignant people were
eager to attack the enemy of their religion and their country, but
Rehoboam, as cowardly as a warrior as he was imperious as a monarch,
opened the gates of his capital to the haughty Egyptian, and quietly
witnessed the pillage of it.