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'Thussays the LORD, "You shall not go up or fightagainst1your relatives; returneveryman to his house, 2for thisthing is from Me.""' So they listened to the words of the LORD and returned from goingagainstJeroboam.
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But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
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"Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
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'Thus says the LORD , "You shall not go up or fight against your relatives; return every man to his house, for this thing is from Me.""' So they listened to the words of the LORD and returned from going against Jeroboam.
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Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built cities for defense in Judah.