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KJV
King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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.
When Rehoboam arrived
in
Jerusalem, he mobilized
the house of Judah and Benjamin —180
, 000
chosen
warriors —
to fight against Israel and
restore
the kingdom to Rehoboam.
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God ,
saying,
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God :
Speak
unto
Rehoboam the
son of Solomon ,
king of Judah ,
and to
all Israel
in Judah and Benjamin ,
saying,
“Tell
Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the
Israelites
in Judah and Benjamin
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.
that
this
is
what
the LORD says:
‘You
are
not to
go up and
fight against your brothers.
Each
of
you
must
return home,
for this word
is from
Me. ’”
So
they listened
to
the words of the LORD and turned
back
from going against Jeroboam.
And
Rehoboam dwelt
in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
Rehoboam continued
to
live
in Jerusalem, and he
built up
cities for defense in Judah.
He built even
Bethlehem, and
Etam, and
Tekoa,
He built up
Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
And
Bethzur
, and
Shoco
, and
Adullam,
Beth-zur
, Soco
, Adullam,
And
Gath, and
Mareshah, and
Ziph,
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
And
Adoraim, and
Lachish, and
Azekah,
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
And
Zorah, and
Aijalon, and Hebron, which
are
in Judah and in
Benjamin fenced
cities
.
Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the
fortified
cities
in Judah and Benjamin.
And
he fortified
the
strong
holds,
and put captains
in them, and
store
of victual
, and
of
oil and wine.
He strengthened
their
fortresses
and put officers
in them, with
supplies
of food
, oil ,
and wine.
And
in
every
several
city
he put shields and spears ,
and made
them exceeding
strong,
having
Judah and Benjamin on
his
side
.
He also
put shields and spears in
all
the
cities
and strengthened
them greatly.
So
Judah and Benjamin belonged
to
him
.
And
the priests and the
Levites that
were
in
all
Israel
resorted
to
him
out
of
all their coasts
.
Moreover,
the priests and Levites from
all their districts
throughout
Israel
stood
with
Rehoboam
.
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
priest's
office
unto
the LORD :
For the Levites left their pasturelands
and their possessions
and went
to Judah and Jerusalem ,
because
Jeroboam and his sons had rejected
them as
priests
of
the LORD .
And he
ordained
him
priests for the high places ,
and for the devils,
and for
the
calves
which
he had made.
And Jeroboam
appointed
his
own
priests for the high places and for the goat
demons
and calf
idols
he had made.
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.
Those
from
every
tribe
of Israel who
had
set their hearts to seek the LORD their
God followed
the
Levites
to Jerusalem to sacrifice to
the LORD ,
the
God of their fathers.
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.
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported
Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years ,
because
they walked for
three
years
in the way of David and Solomon.
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;
And Rehoboam married
Mahalath ,
who
was
the daughter of David’s
son Jerimoth
and of
Abihail ,
the daughter of Jesse’s
son Eliab.
Which
bare
him children;
Jeush, and
Shamariah
, and Zaham.
She
bore
sons
to
him :
Jeush, Shemariah
, and Zaham.
And
after her he took
Maachah
the
daughter of Absalom ;
which
bare
him Abijah, and
Attai, and
Ziza, and Shelomith.
After her ,
he married
Maacah
daughter of Absalom ,
and
she
bore
to
him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
And
Rehoboam loved Maachah
the
daughter of Absalom above
all his wives and his
concubines :
(for
he took
eighteen wives ,
and threescore
concubines ;
and begat
twenty and
eight sons ,
and threescore
daughters. )
Rehoboam loved Maacah
daughter of Absalom more
than
all his wives and concubines .
In
all,
he had
eighteen wives and sixty
concubines ,
and he
was
the
father
of
twenty -
eight sons and sixty
daughters.
And
Rehoboam made
Abijah the
son of Maachah
the
chief ,
to
be
ruler
among his brethren:
for
he
thought
to make him king.
Rehoboam appointed
Abijah son of Maacah
as
chief prince
among his brothers,
intending
to make him king.
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.
Rehoboam
also
acted
wisely by
dispersing
some
of his sons
throughout the districts
of Judah and Benjamin, and to
all
the
fortified
cities.
He gave them abundant
provisions
and sought
many wives for
them
.
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