strkjv@2Chronicles:11:1
@ And when
Rehoboam
was
come
to
Jerusalem
, he
gathered
of the
house
of
Judah
and
Benjamin
an
hundred
and
fourscore
thousand
chosen
men, which were
warriors
, to
fight
against
Israel
, that he might
bring
the
kingdom
again
to
Rehoboam
R@.
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:2
@ But the
word
of the
LORD
came to
Shemaiah
the
man
of
God
,
saying
,
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:3
@
Speak
unto
Rehoboam
the
son
of
Solomon
,
king
of
Judah
, and to all
Israel
in
Judah
and
Benjamin
,
saying
,
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:4
@ 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
Jeroboam
.
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:5
@ And
Rehoboam
dwelt
in
Jerusalem
, and
built
cities
for
defence
in
Judah
.
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:6
@ He
built
even
Bethlehem
Beyth, and
Etam
, and
Tekoa
,
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:7
@ And
Bethzur
Beyth, and
Shoco
, and
Adullam
,
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:8
@ And
Gath
, and
Mareshah
, and
Ziph
,
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:9
@ And
Adoraim
, and
Lachish
, and
Azekah
,
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:10
@ And
Zorah
, and
Aijalon
, and
Hebron
, which are in
Judah
and in
Benjamin
fenced
cities
.
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:11
@ And he
fortified
the strong
holds
, and
put
captains
in them, and
store
of
victual
, and of
oil
and
wine
.
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:12
@ And in every several
city
he put
shields
and
spears
, and made them
exceeding
strong
, having
Judah
and
Benjamin
on his side.
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:13
@ And the
priests
and the
Levites
that were in all
Israel
resorted
to him out of all their
coasts
.
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:14
@ For the
Levites
left
their
suburbs
and their
possession
, and
came
to
Judah
and
Jerusalem
: for
Jeroboam
and his
sons
had cast them
off
from executing the priests
office
unto the
LORD
:
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:15
@ And he
ordained
him
priests
for the high
places
, and for the
devils
, and for the
calves
which he had
made
.
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:16
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:17
@ 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
.
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:18
@ And
Rehoboam
took
him
Mahalath
the
daughter
of
Jerimoth
the
son
of
David
to
wife
, and
Abihail
the
daughter
of
Eliab
the
son
of
Jesse
;
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:19
@ Which
bare
him
children
;
Jeush
Y@, and
Shamariah
, and
Zaham
.
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:20
@ And
after
her he
took
Maachah
the
daughter
of
Absalom
; which
bare
him
Abijah
, and
Attai
, and
Ziza
, and
Shelomith
.
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:21
@ And
Rehoboam
loved
Maachah
the
daughter
of
Absalom
above all his
wives
and his
concubines
: (for he
took
eighteen
sh@
wives
, and
threescore
concubines
; and
begat
twenty
and
eight
sons
, and
threescore
daughters
. )
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:22
@ And
Rehoboam
made
Abijah
the
son
of
Maachah
the
chief
, to be
ruler
among his
brethren
: for he thought to make him
king
.
strkjv@2Chronicles:11:23
@ 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
victual
in
abundance
. And he
desired
many
wives
.
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