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2 Chronicles 11

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1 When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand {chosen warriors}, to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered Judah and Benjamin—a hundred and eighty thousand able young men—to go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam.
2 But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,
2 But this word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
3 "Say to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,
3 “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,
4 'Thus says Yahweh: "Do not go up, and do not fight against your brothers. Return, each man to his house, for this matter has come from me." '" So they obeyed the words of Yahweh and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
4 ‘This is what the LORD says: Do not go up to fight against your fellow Israelites. Go home, every one of you, for this is my doing.’ ” So they obeyed the words of the LORD and turned back from marching against Jeroboam.
5 And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities as strongholds in Judah.
5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built up towns for defense in Judah:
6 He built Bethlehem, Etah, Tekoa,
6 Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 Beth-Zur, Socoh, Adullam,
7 Beth Zur, Soko, Adullam,
8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities that [are] in Judah and in Benjamin.
10 Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. These were fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
11 And he strengthened the fortifications and put commanders in them, [along with] stores of food, olive oil, and wine.
11 He strengthened their defenses and put commanders in them, with supplies of food, olive oil and wine.
12 And in all the cities [he put] shields and spears, and he greatly strengthened them. So he had Judah and Benjamin.
12 He put shields and spears in all the cities, and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin were his.
13 Now the priests and the Levites who [were] throughout all Israel took their stand with him from all their territories.
13 The priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel sided with him.
14 For the Levites left their pasturelands and their property and came to Judah and to Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to Yahweh.
14 The Levites even abandoned their pasturelands and property and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD
15 And he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols and for the bull calves that he had made.
15 when he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made.
16 Then after them, from all the tribes of Israel, those who set their heart to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to offer to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.
16 Those from every tribe of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the LORD, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, secure for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.
17 They strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon three years, following the ways of David and Solomon during this time.
18 Then Rehoboam took to himself as a wife Mahalath, the daughter of Yerimot son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
18 Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.
19 And she bore to him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
19 She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah and Zaham.
20 And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, who bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
20 Then he married Maakah daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza and Shelomith.
21 And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines (for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters).
21 Rehoboam loved Maakah daughter of Absalom more than any of his other wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
22 And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as chief and crown prince over his brothers, in order to make him king.
22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maakah as crown prince among his brothers, in order to make him king.
23 And he dealt wisely and distributed some of his sons throughout all the land of Judah and Benjamin, through all the fortified cities, and gave abundant provisions to them and obtained many wives [for them].
23 He acted wisely, dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and took many wives for them.
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