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
11
Rehoboam’s Kingdom
1When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors,#Literally “chosen makers of war” to fight against Israel to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam. 2But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying, 3“Say to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, 4‘Thus says Yahweh: “Do not go up, and do not fight against your brothers. Return, each man to his house, for this matter has come from me.” ’ ” So they obeyed the words of Yahweh and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
5And Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built cities as strongholds in Judah. 6He built Bethlehem, Etah, Tekoa, 7Beth-Zur, Socoh, Adullam, 8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph, 9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah, 10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, fortified cities that are in Judah and in Benjamin. 11And he strengthened the fortifications and put commanders in them, along with stores of food, olive oil, and wine. 12And in all the cities he put shields and spears, and he greatly strengthened them. So he had Judah and Benjamin.
The Priests and Levites Come to Jerusalem
13Now the priests and the Levites who were throughout all Israel took their stand with him#That is, Rehoboam from all their territories. 14For the Levites left their pasturelands and their property and came to Judah and to Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to Yahweh. 15And he appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat idols and for the bull calves that he had made. 16Then after them, from all the tribes of Israel, those who set their heart to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to offer to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.#Or “fathers” 17And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, secure for three years, for they walked in the way of David and Solomon for three years.
Rehoboam’s Harem and Family
18Then Rehoboam took to himself as a wife Mahalath, the daughter#This follows the reading tradition (Qere); the Kethib reading has “son” of Yerimot son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse. 19And she bore to him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham. 20And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom, who bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith. 21And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines (for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he fathered twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters). 22And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah as chief and crown prince over his brothers, in order to make him king. 23And he dealt wisely and distributed some of his sons throughout all the land of Judah and Benjamin, through all the fortified cities, and gave abundant provisions to them and obtained many wives for them.
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