jan 1, 972 BC - Shoshenq I Despoils Temple

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Dating the foundation of Carthage by Gerard GERTOUX

Jerusalem is attacked by Shoshenq I (980-959) in the 5th year of Rehoboam (-972). K.A. KITCHEN - On the Reliability of the Old Testament

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EGYPTIAN CHRONOLOGY THROUGH ASTRONOMICALLY DATED SYNCHRONISMS by Gerard Gertoux

By comparing the chronology of the Egyptian reigns during Dynasties 21 and 22 with the chronology of the Judean and Israelite reigns, it is possible to verify five synchronisms, three of which are precisely dated.

972 BC, Shoshenq I, Yr 9 = Rehoboam, Yr 5
2Ch 12:2-13

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