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2 Chronicles 11
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1And Roboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled Juda and Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand young men fit for war, and he waged war with Israelto recover the kingdom to Roboam.
1When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
2And the Word of the Lord came to Samaias the man of God, saying,
2But Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3Speak to Roboam the [son] of Solomon, and to all Juda and Benjamin, saying,
3“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
4Thus says the Lord, You⌃ shall not go up, and you⌃ shall not war against your brethren: return every one to his home; for this thing is of me. And they listened to the word of the Lord, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
4‘Yahweh says, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to Yahweh’s words, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5And Roboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built walled cities in Judea.
5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
6And he built Bethleem, and Aetan and Thecoe,
6He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7and Baethsura, and Sochoth, and Odollam,
7Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,
8and Geth, and Marisa, and Ziph,
8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9and Adorai, and Lachis, and Azeca,
9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10and Saraa, and Aelom, and Chebron, which belong to Juda and Benjamin, walled cities.
10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
11And he fortified them with walls, and placed in them captains, and stores of provisions, oil and wine,
11He fortified the strongholds and put captains in them with stores of food, oil and wine.
12shields and spears in every several city, and he fortified them very strongly, and he had on his side Juda and Benjamin .
12He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
13And the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel were gathered to him out of all the coasts.
13The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him out of all their territory.
14For the Levites left the tents of their possession, and went to Juda to Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had ejected them so that they should not minister to the Lord.
14For the Levites left their pasture lands and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office to Yahweh.
15And he made for himself priests of the high places, and for the idols, and for the vanities, and for the calves which Jeroboam made.
15He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goat and calf idols which he had made.
16And he cast out from the tribes of Israelthose who set their heart to seek the Lord God of Israel: and they came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.
16After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
17And they strengthened the kingdom of Juda; and [Juda] strengthened Roboam the [son] of Solomon for three years, for he walked three years in the ways of David and Solomon.
17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
18And Roboam took to himself for a wife , Moolath daughter of Jerimuth the son of David, and Abigaia daughter of Heliab the son of Jessae.
18Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
19And she bore him sons; Jeus, and Samoria, and Zaam.
19She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
20And afterwards he took to himself Maacha the daughter of Abessalom; and she bore him Abia, and Jetthi, and Zeza, and Salemoth.
20After her, he took Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
21And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Abessalom more than all his wives and all his concubines: for he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines; and he begot twenty-eight sons, and sixty daughters.
21Rehoboam loved Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
22And he made Abia the son of Maacha chief, [even] a leader among his brethren, for he intended to make him king.
22Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.
23And he was exalted beyond all his [other] sons in all the coasts of Juda and Benjamin, and in the strong cities; and he gave them provisions in great abundance: and he desired many wives .
23He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance; and he sought many wives for them.