2Chronicles:11:5-17

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* And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem , and built cities for defense in Judah . * And he built Bethlehem , and Etam , and Tekoa , * and Beth-zur , and Shoco , and Adullam , * and Gath , and Mareshah , and Ziph , * and Adoraim , and Lachish , and Azekah , * and Zorah , and Aijalon , and Hebron . These were in Judah and in Benjamin as cities of defense . * And he made the strongholds stronger , and put commanders in them , and treasures of food and oil and wine . * And he put in every city shields and spears , and made them exceedingly strong . And Judah and Benjamin were his . * And the priests and the Levites in all Israel stationed themselves by him , out of all their territory . * For the Levites had abandoned their pasture land and their property . And they came to Judah and to Jerusalem ; for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them out from acting as priests to Jehovah . * And he made stand priests for himself for the high places , and for goats , and for the calves that he made . * And after them , out of all the tribes of Israel , those who gave their heart to seek Jehovah the God of Israel , came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Jehovah , the God of their fathers . * And they made the kingdom of Judah stronger , and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon stronger , for three years , because they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years .

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