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Read 2 Chronicles 11

World English Bible · 23 verses

¹ When 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
² But Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
³ “Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁵ Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁶ He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁷ Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁸ Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
⁹ Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁰ Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹¹ He fortified the strongholds and put captains in them with stores of food, oil and wine.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹² He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹³ The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him out of all their territory.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁴ For 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁵ He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goat and calf idols which he had made.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁶ After 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁷ So 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁸ Rehoboam 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
¹⁹ She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²⁰ After her, he took Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²¹ Rehoboam 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²² Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
²³ He 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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