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2 Chronicles 11:3 In-Context
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When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mustered Judah and Benjaminâa hundred and eighty thousand able young menâto go to war against Israel and to regain the kingdom for Rehoboam.
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But this word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
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âSay to Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,
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âThis 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.â â So they obeyed the words of the LORD and turned back from marching against Jeroboam.
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Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem and built up towns for defense in Judah: