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Chapter 11
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
Beth-zur,
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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