Rehoboam in Jerusalem 2 Chronicles 11:1–4 1 2 Chronicles 11:1. 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.2 2 Chronicles 11:2. But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:3 2 Chronicles 11:3. “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin4 2 Chronicles 11:4. 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 is My doing.’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
Judah’s King Rehoboam 2 Chronicles 11:5 5 2 Chronicles 11:5. Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.6 2 Chronicles 11:6. He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,7 2 Chronicles 11:7. Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,8 2 Chronicles 11:8. Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,9 2 Chronicles 11:9. Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,10 2 Chronicles 11:10. Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.11 2 Chronicles 11:11. He strengthened their fortifications and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.12 2 Chronicles 11:12. He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.13 2 Chronicles 11:13. Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam.14 2 Chronicles 11:14. 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.15 2 Chronicles 11:15. And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.16 2 Chronicles 11:16. 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.17 2 Chronicles 11:17. 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.18 2 Chronicles 11:18. And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.19 2 Chronicles 11:19. She bore sons to him: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.20 2 Chronicles 11:20. After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.21 2 Chronicles 11:21. 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.22 2 Chronicles 11:22. Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.23 2 Chronicles 11:23. 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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