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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.
2 But the word of the LORD came to
Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon,
king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
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.
5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and
built cities for defence 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 that 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 the LORD:
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 hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to
Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God 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 Which 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.
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