2 Chronicles 11
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And when Rehobo'am was come to Jerusalem,
he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and
fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight
against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to
Rehobo'am.
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But the word of the LORD came to Shemai'ah the man of God,
saying,
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Speak unto Rehobo'am the son of Solomon,
king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,
saying,
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Thus saith the LORD,
Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every
man to his house; for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the
words of the LORD, and returned from going
against Jerobo'am.
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The Prosperity of
Rehoboam |
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And Rehobo'am dwelt in Jerusalem, and
built cities for defense in Judah.
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He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and
Teko'a,
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and Beth-zur, and Shoco, and
Adul'lam,
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and Gath, and Mare'shah, and
Ziph,
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and Adora'im, and Lachish, and
Aze'kah,
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and Zorah, and Aj'alon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fenced cities.
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And he fortified the strongholds, and put
captains in them, and store of victuals, and of oil and
wine.
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And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and
Benjamin on his side.
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And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their
coasts.
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For the Levites left their suburbs and
their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jerobo'am and
his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's office unto
the LORD:
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and he ordained him priests 1 Kgs.
12.31 for the high places, and for the devils, and for
the calves which he had made.
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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.
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So they strengthened the kingdom of
Judah, and made Rehobo'am the son of Solomon strong, three years:
for three years they walked in the way of David and
Solomon.
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And Rehobo'am took him Ma'halath the
daughter of Jer'imoth the son of David to wife, and Ab'ihail
the daughter of Eli'ab the son of Jesse;
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which bare him children; Je'ush, and
Shemari'ah, and Zaham.
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And after her he took Ma'achah the
daughter of Ab'salom; which bare him Abi'jah, and At'tai, and Ziza,
and Shelo'mith.
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And Rehobo'am loved Ma'achah the daughter
of Ab'salom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took
eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and
eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
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And Rehobo'am made Abi'jah the son of
Ma'achah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he
thought to make him king.
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And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all
his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin,
unto every fenced city: and he gave them victuals in abundance. And
he desired many wives.
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