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When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he gathered the people of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 of the best soldiers, to fight against Israel and return the kingdom to Rehoboam.
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When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he gathered the people of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 of the best soldiers, to fight against Israel and return the kingdom to Rehoboam.
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But God spoke his word to Shemaiah, the man of God. He said,
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"Speak to Judah's King Rehoboam, son of Solomon, and all Israel in Judah and Benjamin.
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This is what the LORD says: Don't wage war against your relatives. Everyone, go home. What has happened is my doing." So they obeyed the word of the LORD. They turned back from their attack on Jeroboam.
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Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built fortified cities in Judah.