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Rehoboam Secures His Kingdom

When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen warriors, to fight against Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

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Shemaiah's Prophecy

And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

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But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God:

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But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

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“Say to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,

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Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

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‘Thus says the Lord, You shall not go up or fight against your relatives. Return every man to his home, for this thing is from me.’” So they listened to the word of the Lord and returned and did not go against Jeroboam.

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Thus saith Jehovah: Go not up, nor fight with your brethren; return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. And they hearkened to the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

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Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities for defense in Judah.

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Rehoboam Fortifies Judah

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.

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He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

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And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

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Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

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and Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,

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Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

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and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

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Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

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and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,

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Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities that are in Judah and in Benjamin.

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and Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.

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He made the fortresses strong, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, oil, and wine.

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And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and of oil and wine;

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And he put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin.

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and in every several city, targets and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.

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Priests and Levites Come to Jerusalem

And the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel presented themselves to him from all places where they lived.

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Priests and Levites Forsaken by Jeroboam

And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their districts;

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For the Levites left their common lands and their holdings and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons cast them out from serving as priests of the Lord,

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for the Levites left their suburbs and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from exercising the priesthood to Jehovah;

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and he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols and for the calves that he had made.

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and he ordained for himself priests for the high places, and for the he-goats and for the calves that he had made.

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And those who had set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came after them from all the tribes of Israel to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord, the God of their fathers.

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And after them, those out of all the tribes of Israel that set their heart to seek Jehovah the God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to Jehovah the God of their fathers.

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They strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and for three years they made Rehoboam the son of Solomon secure, for they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.

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And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong three years; for during three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.

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Rehoboam’s Family

Rehoboam took as wife Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse,

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Rehoboam's Family

And Rehoboam took Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David as wife, [and of] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.

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and she bore him sons, Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.

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And she bore him children: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.

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After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

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And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

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Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and concubines (he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters).

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And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

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And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.

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And Rehoboam established Abijah the son of Maachah at the head, to be ruler among his brethren; for [he thought] to make him king.

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And he dealt wisely and distributed some of his sons through all the districts of Judah and Benjamin, in all the fortified cities, and he gave them abundant provisions and procured wives for them.a

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And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities; and he gave them food in abundance. And he desired [for them] a multitude of wives.

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2 Chronicles 11

2 Chronicles 11