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[1]And when RehoboamH7346 was comeH935[H8799] to JerusalemH3389, he gatheredH6950[H8686] of the houseH1004 of JudahH3063 and BenjaminH1144 an hundredH3967 and fourscoreH8084 thousandH505 chosenH977[H8803] men, which were warriorsH6213[H8802][H4421], to fightH3898[H8736] against IsraelH3478, that he might bringH7725 the kingdomH4467 againH7725[H8687] to RehoboamH7346.
[2]But the wordH1697 of the LORDH3068 came to ShemaiahH8098 the manH376 of GodH430, sayingH559,[H8800]
[3]SpeakH559[H8798] unto RehoboamH7346 the sonH1121 of SolomonH8010, kingH4428 of JudahH3063, and to all IsraelH3478 in JudahH3063 and BenjaminH1144, sayingH559,[H8800]
[4]Thus saithH559[H8804] the LORDH3068, Ye shall not go upH5927[H8799], nor fightH3898[H8735] against your brethrenH251: returnH7725[H8798] every manH376 to his houseH1004: for this thingH1697 is doneH1961[H8738] of me. And they obeyedH8085[H8799] the wordsH1697 of the LORDH3068, and returnedH7725[H8799] from goingH3212[H8800] against JeroboamH3379.
[5]And RehoboamH7346 dweltH3427[H8799] in JerusalemH3389, and builtH1129[H8799] citiesH5892 for defenceH4692 in JudahH3063.
[6]He builtH1129[H8799] even BethlehemH1035, and EtamH5862, and TekoaH8620,
[7]And BethzurH1049, and ShocoH7755, and AdullamH5725,
[8]And GathH1661, and MareshahH4762, and ZiphH2128,
[9]And AdoraimH115, and LachishH3923, and AzekahH5825,
[10]And ZorahH6881, and AijalonH357, and HebronH2275, which are in JudahH3063 and in BenjaminH1144 fencedH4694 citiesH5892.
[11]And he fortifiedH2388[H8762] the strong holdsH4694, and putH5414[H8799] captainsH5057 in them, and storeH214 of victualH3978, and of oilH8081 and wineH3196.
[12]And in every several cityH5892 he put shieldsH6793 and spearsH7420, and made them exceedingH7235[H8687][H3966] strongH2388[H8762], having JudahH3063 and Benjamin on his sideH1144.
[13]And the priestsH3548 and the LevitesH3881 that were in all IsraelH3478 resortedH3320[H8694] to him out of all their coastsH1366.
[14]For the LevitesH3881 leftH5800[H8804] their suburbsH4054 and their possessionH272, and cameH3212[H8799] to JudahH3063 and JerusalemH3389: for JeroboamH3379 and his sonsH1121 had cast them offH2186[H8689] from executing the priest's officeH3547[H8763] unto the LORDH3068:
[15]And he ordainedH5975[H8686] him priestsH3548 for the high placesH1116, and for the devilsH8163, and for the calvesH5695 which he had madeH6213.[H8804]
[16]And afterH310 them out of all the tribesH7626 of IsraelH3478 such as setH5414[H8802] their heartsH3824 to seekH1245[H8763] the LORDH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478 cameH935[H8804] to JerusalemH3389, to sacrificeH2076[H8800] unto the LORDH3068 GodH430 of their fathersH1.
[17]So they strengthenedH2388[H8762] the kingdomH4438 of JudahH3063, and made RehoboamH7346 the sonH1121 of SolomonH8010 strongH553[H8762], threeH7969 yearsH8141: for threeH7969 yearsH8141 they walkedH1980[H8804] in the wayH1870 of DavidH1732 and SolomonH8010.
[18]And RehoboamH7346 tookH3947[H8799] him MahalathH4258 the daughterH1323[H8675][H1121] of JerimothH3406 the sonH1121 of DavidH1732 to wifeH802, and AbihailH32 the daughterH1323 of EliabH446 the sonH1121 of JesseH3448;
[19]Which bareH3205[H8799] him childrenH1121; JeushH3266, and ShamariahH8114, and ZahamH2093.
[20]And afterH310 her he tookH3947[H8804] MaachahH4601 the daughterH1323 of AbsalomH53; which bareH3205[H8799] him AbijahH29, and AttaiH6262, and ZizaH2124, and ShelomithH8019.
[21]And RehoboamH7346 lovedH157[H8799] MaachahH4601 the daughterH1323 of AbsalomH53 above all his wivesH802 and his concubinesH6370: (for he tookH5375[H8804] eighteenH8083[H6240] wivesH802, and threescoreH8346 concubinesH6370; and begatH3205[H8686] twentyH6242 and eightH8083 sonsH1121, and threescoreH8346 daughtersH1323.)
[22]And RehoboamH7346 madeH5975[H8686] AbijahH29 the sonH1121 of MaachahH4601 the chiefH7218, to be rulerH5057 among his brethrenH251: for he thought to make him kingH4427.[H8687]
[23]And he dealt wiselyH995[H8799], and dispersedH6555[H8799] of all his childrenH1121 throughout all the countriesH776 of JudahH3063 and BenjaminH1144, unto every fencedH4694 cityH5892: and he gaveH5414[H8799] them victualH4202 in abundanceH7230. And he desiredH7592[H8799] manyH1995 wivesH802.
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