Verse
WEB
World English Bible
KJV
King James Version
When Rehoboam was 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.
And
when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered
of
the house of Judah and Benjamin an
hundred and
fourscore
thousand chosen men, which
were warriors, to fight against Israel, that
he
might
bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
But the word of Yahweh
came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
But the word of the
LORD
came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Speak to
Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
Speak unto
Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
Thus says
Yahweh
, You
shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers
: return every man to his house ;
for this thing is of me. So
they listened
to
the words of Yahweh
, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
Thus saith
the
LORD
, Ye
shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren
: return every man to his house :
for this thing is done
of me. And
they obeyed
the words of the
LORD
, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
Rehoboam lived
in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
And
Rehoboam dwelt
in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
He built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
He built even
Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
Beth
Zur
, and Soco
, and Adullam,
And
Bethzur
, and Shoco
, and Adullam,
and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin ,
fortified
cities.
And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced
cities.
He fortified the strongholds
, and put captains in them, and stores
of food
, and oil and wine.
And
he fortified the strong
holds
, and put captains in them, and store
of victual
, and of
oil and wine.
In every city [
he put ]
shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong .
Judah and Benjamin belonged
to
him
.
And
in every several
city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong ,
having
Judah and Benjamin on
his
side
.
The priests and the Levites who
were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border
.
And
the priests and the Levites that
were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts
.
For the Levites left their suburbs 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 to
Yahweh;
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had
cast them off from
executing
the priest's office unto
the
LORD:
and he appointed
him priests for the high places, and for the male
goats
, and for the calves which he had made.
And he ordained
him priests for the high places, and for the devils
, and for the calves which he had made.
After them ,
out of all the tribes of Israel ,
such as set their hearts to seek Yahweh,
the God of Israel ,
came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to
Yahweh,
the God of their fathers.
And
after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD
God of Israel came to Jerusalem ,
to sacrifice unto
the LORD
God of their fathers.
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.
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years :
for three years they
walked
in the way of David and Solomon.
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;
And
Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to
wife
, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
and
she
bore
him sons:
Jeush, and Shemariah
, and Zaham.
Which
bare
him children;
Jeush, and Shamariah
, and Zaham.
After her he took Maacah
the daughter of Absalom; and
she
bore
him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
And
after her he took Maachah
the daughter of Absalom; which
bare
him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
Rehoboam loved Maacah
the daughter 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.)
And
Rehoboam loved Maachah
the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore
concubines ;
and begat
twenty and
eight sons ,
and threescore
daughters.)
Rehoboam appointed
Abijah the son of Maacah
to
be
chief, [even]
the
prince
among his brothers;
for [
he was
minded]
to make him king.
And
Rehoboam made
Abijah the son of Maachah
the
chief, to
be
ruler
among his brethren:
for he thought
to make him king.
He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons
throughout all the lands
of Judah and Benjamin, to
every fortified
city: and he gave them food
in abundance. He sought
[for
them]
many wives.
And
he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children
throughout all the countries
of Judah and Benjamin, unto
every fenced
city: and he gave them victual
in abundance. And
he desired
many wives.
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