2Chronicles:11
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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 Yisra #
el #,
that he might bring #
the kingdom again to Rehoboam R @
chab #
am #.
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But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God ,
saying ,
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Speak unto Rehoboam 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 Jeroboam Yarob #
am #.
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And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem ,
and built cities for defence in Judah .
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He built even Bethlehem Beyth ,
and Etam ,
and Tekoa ,
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And Bethzur Beyth ,
and Shoco ,
and Adullam ,
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And Gath ,
and Mareshah Mar #
eshah #,
and Ziph ,
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And Adoraim ,
and Lachish ,
and Azekah ,
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And Zorah Tsor #
ah #,
and Aijalon ,
and Hebron ,
which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities .
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And he fortified the strong holds ,
and put captains in them ,
and store of victual ma #
akal #,
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 Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priests office unto the LORD :
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And he ordained him priests for the high places ,
and for the devils sa #
iyr #,
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 Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong ,
three years :
for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon .
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And Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife ,
and Abihail the daughter of Eliab #
Eliy #
ab #
the son of Jesse ;
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Which bare him children ;
Jeush Y @#
uwsh #,
and Shamariah ,
and Zaham .
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And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom ;
which bare him Abijah ,
and Attai ,
and Ziza ,
and Shelomith .
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And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines : (
for he took eighteen sh @
moneh #
wives ,
and threescore concubines ;
and begat twenty and eight sons ,
and threescore daughters . )
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And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief ro #
sh #,
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 victual in abundance .
And he desired many wives .