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II Chronicles

Chapter 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,
who were warriors,
to fight against Israel,
that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

2 But the word of Jehovah/God
came to Shemaiah
the man of 'Elohiym/Godhead, saying, 3
Speak unto Rehoboam
the son of Solomon, king of Judah,
and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, 4
Thus says Jehovah/God,
You 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 Jehovah/God,
and returned from going against Jeroboam.

5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem,
and built cities for defense in Judah.

6 He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, 7
and Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam, 8
and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, 9
and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, 10
and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron,
which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.

11 And he fortified the strong holds,
and put captains in them,
and store of victual,
and of oil and wine.

12 And in every several city
he put shields and spears,
and made them exceeding strong,
having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

13 And the priests and the Levites
who were in all Israel
resorted to him out of all their coasts.

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 priest's office
unto Jehovah/God.

{Solomon's Son Rehoboam into Idolatry}
15 And he ordained him priests for the high places,
and for the devils,
and for the calves which he had made.

16 And after them
out of all the tribes of Israel
such as set their heart/'right lobe's
to seek Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead of Israel
came to Jerusalem,
to sacrifice unto Jehovah/God
'Elohiym/Godhead of their fathers.

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.

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; 19
who bare him children;
Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.

20 And after her
he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom;
which bare him
Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

21 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)

22 And Rehoboam made Abijah
the son of Maachah the chief,
to be ruler among his brethren . . .
for he thought to make him king.

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.