2 Chronicles 11
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1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he summoned 180,000 skilled warriors from Judah and Benjamin#tn Heb “he summoned the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men, accomplished in war.” to attack Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. 2 But the Lord told Shemaiah the prophet,#tn Heb “and the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying.” 3 “Say this to King Rehoboam son of Solomon of Judah and to all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin, 4 ‘The Lord says this: “Do not attack and make war with your brothers. Each of you go home, for I have caused this to happen.”’”#tn Heb “for his thing is from me.” They obeyed the Lord and called off the attack against Jeroboam.#tn Heb “and they heard the words of the Lord and returned from going against Jeroboam.”
Rehoboam’s Reign
5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem;#map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4. he built up these fortified cities throughout Judah: 6 Bethlehem,#map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4. Etam, Tekoa, 7 Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam, 8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, 9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, 10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron. These were the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin. 11 He fortified these cities and placed officers in them, as well as storehouses of food, olive oil, and wine. 12 In each city there were shields and spears; he strongly fortified them.#tn Heb “he strengthened them greatly, very much.” Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
13 The priests and Levites who lived throughout Israel supported him, no matter where they resided.#tn Heb “and the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel supported him from all their territory.” 14 The Levites even left their pasturelands and their property behind and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons prohibited them from serving as the Lord’s priests. 15 Jeroboam#tn Heb “he”; the referent (Jeroboam) has been specified in the translation for clarity. appointed his own priests to serve at the worship centers#tn Heb “for the high places.” and to lead in the worship of the goat idols and calf idols he had made.#tn Heb “and for the goats and for the calves he had made.” 16 Those among all the Israelite tribes who were determined to worship the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem#tn Heb “and after them from all the tribes of Israel, the ones giving their heart[s] to seek the Lord God of Israel came [to] Jerusalem.” to sacrifice to the Lord God of their ancestors.#tn Heb “fathers.” 17 They supported#tn Or “strengthened.” the kingdom of Judah and were loyal to#tn Or “strengthened.” Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years; they followed the edicts of#tn Heb “they walked in the way of.” David and Solomon for three years.
18 Rehoboam married#tn Heb “took for himself a wife.” Mahalath the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of#tn The words “and of” are supplied in the translation for clarification and for stylistic reasons. Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab. 19 She bore him sons named Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. 20 He later married Maacah the daughter of Absalom. She bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. 21 Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than his other wives and concubines.#sn Concubines were slave women in ancient Near Eastern societies who were the legal property of their master, but who could have legitimate sexual relations with their master. A concubine’s status was more elevated than a mere servant, but she was not free and did not have the legal rights of a free wife. The children of a concubine could, in some instances, become equal heirs with the children of the free wife. After the period of the Judges concubines may have become more of a royal prerogative (2 Sam 21:10-14; 1 Kgs 11:3). He had eighteen wives and sixty concubines; he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as the leader over his brothers, for he intended to name him his successor.#tn Heb “and Rehoboam appointed for a head Abijah son of Maacah for ruler among his brothers, indeed to make him king.” 23 He wisely placed some of his many sons throughout the regions of Judah and Benjamin in the various fortified cities.#tn Heb “and he was discerning and broke up from all his sons to all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities.” He supplied them with abundant provisions and acquired many wives for them.#tn “and he asked for a multitude of wives.”
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2 Chronicles 11
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1And when Rehoboam was come to Ierusalem, he gathered of the house of Iudah and Beniamin nine score thousande chosen men of warre to fight against Israel, and to bring the kingdome againe to Rehoboam. 2But the worde of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 3Speake vnto Rehoboam, the sonne of Salomon King of Iudah, and to all Israel that are in Iudah, and Beniamin, saying, 4Thus sayth the Lord, Ye shall not goe vp, nor fight against your brethren: returne euery man to his house: for this thing is done of me. They obeyed therfore the word of the Lord, and returned from going against Ieroboam. 5And Rehoboam dwelt in Ierusalem, and buylt strong cities in Iudah. 6Hee buylt also Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa, 7And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam, 8And Gath, and Maresha, and Ziph, 9And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, 10And Zorah, and Aialon, and Hebron, which were in Iudah and Beniamin, strong cities. 11And he repaired the strong holdes and put captaines in them, and store of vitaile, and oyle and wine. 12And in all cities he put shieldes and speares, and made them exceeding strong: so Iudah and Beniamin were his. 13And the Priests and the Leuites that were in all Israel, resorted vnto him out of all their coastes. 14For the Leuites left their suburbes and their possession, and came to Iudah and to Ierusalem: for Ieroboam and his sonnes had cast them out from ministring in the Priestes office vnto the Lord. 15And he ordeyned him Priests for the hie places, and for the deuils and for the calues which he had made. 16And after the Leuites there came to Ierusalem of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their heartes to seeke the Lord God of Israel, to offer vnto the Lord God of their fathers. 17So they strengthened the kingdome of Iudah, and made Rehoboam the sonne of Salomon mightie, three yeere long: for three yeere they walked in in the way of Dauid and Salomon. 18And Rehoboam tooke him Mahalath ye daughter of Ierimoth the sonne of Dauid to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the sonne of Ishai, 19Which bare him sonnes Ieush, and Shemariah, and Zaham. 20And after her he tooke Maakah ye daughter of Absalom which bare him Abiiah, and Atthai, and Ziza, and Shelomith. 21And Rehoboam loued Maakah ye daughter of Absalom aboue all his wiues and his concubines: for he tooke eighteene wiues, and three score concubines, and begate eyght and twentie sonnes, and three score daughters. 22And Rehoboam made Abiiah the sonne of Maakah the chiefe ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him King. 23And he taught him: and dispersed all his sonnes throughout all the countreis of Iudah and Beniamin vnto euery strong citie: and hee gaue them aboundance of vitaile, and desired many wiues.
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