Book 39 : KETUVIM - 2 CHRONICLES - Chapter 011
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And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the
house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that
were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam
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But the word of HaShem came to Shemaiah the man of G-d,
saying
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'Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and
to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying
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Thus saith HaShem: Ye shall not go up, nor fight against
your brethren; return every man to his house, for this thing is of Me.' So they
hearkened unto the words of HaShem, and returned from going against Jeroboam
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And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for
defence in Judah
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He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa
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and Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam
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and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph
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and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah
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and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and
in Benjamin, fortified cities
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And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in
them, and store of victual, and oil and wine
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And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them
exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin adhered to him
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And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel
presented themselves to him out of all their border
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For the Levites left their open land and their possession,
and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that
they should not execute the priest's office unto HaShem
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and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for
the satyrs, and for the calves which he had made
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And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as
set their hearts to seek HaShem, the G-d of Israel, came to Jerusalem to
sacrifice unto HaShem, the G-d of their fathers
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So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made
Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in
the way of David and Solomon
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And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of
Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of
Jesse
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and she bore him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham
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And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and
she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith
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And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above
all his wives and his concubines--for he took eighteen wives, and threescore
concubines, and begot twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters
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And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be
chief, even the prince among his brethren; for he was minded to make him king
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And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons
throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city; and
he gave them victual in abundance. And he sought for them many wives
Book 39 : KETUVIM - 2 CHRONICLES - Chapter 011
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