2 Chronicles 11
1 And when
Rehoboam was
come to
Jerusalem, he
gathered of the
house of
Judah and
Benjamin an
hundred and
fourscore thousand chosen men, which were
warriors, to
fight against
Israel, that he might
bring the
kingdom again to
Rehoboam. 2 But the
word of the
LORD came to
Shemaiah the
man of
God, saying,
3 Speak unto
Rehoboam the
son of
Solomon, king of
Judah, and to all
Israel in
Judah and
Benjamin, saying,
4 Thus
saith the
LORD, Ye shall not go
up, nor
fight against your
brethren: return every
man to his
house: for this
thing is
done of me. And they
obeyed the
words of the
LORD, and
returned from
going against
Jeroboam. 5 And
Rehoboam dwelt in
Jerusalem, and
built cities for
defence in
Judah. 6 He
built even
Bethlehem, and
Etam, and
Tekoa, 7 And
Bethzur, and
Shoco, and
Adullam, 8 And
Gath, and
Mareshah, and
Ziph, 9 And
Adoraim, and
Lachish, and
Azekah, 10 And
Zorah, and
Aijalon, and
Hebron, which are in
Judah and in
Benjamin fenced cities. 11 And he
fortified the strong
holds, and
put captains in them, and
store of
victual, and of
oil and
wine. 12 And in every several
city he put
shields and
spears, and made them
exceeding strong, having
Judah and
Benjamin on his side.
13 And the
priests and the
Levites that were in all
Israel resorted to him out of all their
coasts. 14 For the
Levites left their
suburbs and their
possession, and
came to
Judah and
Jerusalem: for
Jeroboam and his
sons had cast them
off from executing the priest's
office unto the
LORD: 15 And he
ordained him
priests for the high
places, and for the
devils, and for the
calves which he had
made.
16 And
after them out of all the
tribes of
Israel such as
set their
hearts to
seek the
LORD God of
Israel came to
Jerusalem, to
sacrifice unto the
LORD God of their
fathers. 17 So they
strengthened the
kingdom of
Judah, and made
Rehoboam the
son of
Solomon strong,
three years: for
three years they
walked in the
way of
David and
Solomon. 18 And
Rehoboam took him
Mahalath the
daughter of
Jerimoth the
son of
David to
wife, and
Abihail the
daughter of
Eliab the
son of
Jesse; 19 Which
bare him
children; Jeush, and
Shamariah, and
Zaham. 20 And
after her he
took Maachah the
daughter of
Absalom; which
bare him
Abijah, and
Attai, and
Ziza, and
Shelomith. 21 And
Rehoboam loved Maachah the
daughter of
Absalom above all his
wives and his
concubines: (for he
took eighteen wives, and
threescore concubines; and
begat twenty and
eight sons, and
threescore daughters.)
22 And
Rehoboam made Abijah the
son of
Maachah the
chief, to be
ruler among his
brethren: for he thought to make him
king.
23 And he dealt
wisely, and
dispersed of all his
children throughout all the
countries of
Judah and
Benjamin, unto every
fenced city: and he
gave them
victual in
abundance. And he
desired many wives.