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Now when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000**chosen men who were warriors, to fightagainstIsrael to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
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'Thussays the LORD, "You shall not go up or fightagainst your relatives; returneveryman to his house, for thisthing is from Me.""' So they listened to the words of the LORD and returned from goingagainstJeroboam.
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For the Levitesleft their pasturelands and their property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had excluded them from serving as priests to the LORD.
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Those from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the LORDGod of Israelfollowed them to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the LORDGod of their fathers.
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They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supportedRehoboam the son of Solomon for threeyears, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for threeyears.
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RehoboamlovedMaacah the daughter of Absalommorethanall his other wives and concubines. For he had takeneighteen*wives and sixtyconcubines and fatheredtwenty-eight*sons and sixtydaughters.
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He actedwisely and distributedsome of his sonsthroughall the territories of Judah and Benjamin to all the fortifiedcities, and he gave them food in abundance. And he soughtmanywives for them.