“when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem He assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin 180 ,000 chosen men warriors to fight against Israel and to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.”
2 Chronicles 11
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1When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
2But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
“But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God,”
“but the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God,”
3"Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin
“speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon the king of Judah and to all Jew Israel in Judah and Benjamin”
4that this is what the LORD says: 'You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.'" So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
“thus saith the Lord, you shall not go up nor fight against your brethren. Return every man to his house for this thing is done of me. And the scripture says that they obeyed the words of the Lord and returned from going against…”
“thus Says the Lord You shall not go up and fight against your relatives. Return every man to his house. This thing is for me. So they listened to the words of the Lord and they returned from going against Jeroboam.”
5Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.
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6He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
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7Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
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8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
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9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
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10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
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11He strengthened their fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.
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12He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
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13Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam.
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14For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.
“For the Levites left their suburban lands and their possession and came to Judah and Jerusalem. For Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the Lord.”
“for the Levites left their suburbs and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem. For, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the Lord,”
15And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.
“and he ordained him priests for the high places and for the devils and for the calves which he had made.”
16Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
“And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto the Lord God of their fathers.”
“and the priests, after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto the Lord God of their fathers.”
17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.
“So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, strong. Three years, for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.”
“So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years because they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.”
“they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and Supported Rehoboam the son of Solomon for three years for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.”
18And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David's son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse's son Eliab.
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19She bore sons to him: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
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20After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
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21Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
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22Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.
“Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Micah as head and leader among his brothers. He intended to make him king”
23Rehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.
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