Verse
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
KJV
King James Version
And Rehoboam cometh
in
to Jerusalem, and
assembleth
the house of Judah and Benjamin ,
a
hundred and eighty
thousand chosen warriors, to fight with
Israel, to
bring back
the kingdom 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.
And
a
word of Jehovah
is
unto
Shemaiah ,
a
man of God, saying,
But
the
word of the
LORD
came
to
Shemaiah the
man of God, saying,
`
Speak unto Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, and unto
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 said
Jehovah
, Ye do
not go up nor fight with
your brethren ,
turn
back
each
to his house ,
for from
Me
hath
this thing been;'
and they hear
the words of Jehovah
, and turn
back
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.
And Rehoboam dwelleth
in Jerusalem, and buildeth
cities for a
bulwark
in Judah ,
And Rehoboam dwelt
in Jerusalem, and built
cities for defense
in Judah .
yea,
he buildeth
Beth-Lehem
and Etam, and Tekoa,
He built
even
Bethlehem,
and Etam, and Tekoa,
and Beth-Zur
, and Shocho
, 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, that
`
are '
in Judah and in Benjamin ,
cities of
bulwarks
.
And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which
are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced
cities.
And he strengtheneth
the bulwarks
, and putteth
in them leaders
, and treasures
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 .
and in every city
and
city targets
and spears, and strengtheneth
them very
greatly;
and
he
hath
Judah and Benjamin.
And in every several
city he
put
shields
and spears, and made
them exceeding
strong,
having
Judah and Benjamin on
his
side
.
And the priests ,
and the Levites ,
that `are'
in all Israel ,
have
stationed
themselves
by
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 have
left their suburbs and their possession, and they
come
to Judah and to
Jerusalem ,
for Jeroboam and his sons have
cast them off from acting
as
priests
to
Jehovah,
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 establisheth
to
him priests for high places, and for goats
, and for calves ,
that
he made --
And he ordained
him priests for the
high places, and for the
devils
, and for the
calves which
he had
made .
and after them ,
out of all the tribes of Israel ,
those
giving
their heart
to seek Jehovah,
God of Israel ,
have
come
in
to Jerusalem to sacrifice to
Jehovah,
God of their father
.
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
.
And
they strengthen
the kingdom of Judah, and strengthen
Rehoboam son of Solomon, for three years ,
because
they walked in the way of David and Solomon for
three
years
.
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.
And Rehoboam taketh
to
him a
wife,
Mahalath ,
child
of Jerimoth son of David, `
and '
Abigail
daughter of Eliab ,
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
beareth
to
him sons,
Jeush, and Shamaria
, and Zaham.
Which
bare
him children;
Jeush, and Shamariah
, and Zaham.
And after her he hath
taken
Maachah daughter of Absalom ,
and
she
beareth
to
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.
And Rehoboam loveth
Maachah daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines --
for eighteen wives he
hath
taken
, and sixty
concubines --
and he
begetteth
twenty and 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. )
And Rehoboam appointeth
for
head
Abijah son of Maachah, for
leader
among his brethren ,
for to cause
him to
reign
.
And Rehoboam made
Abijah the
son of Maachah the
chief
, to
be
ruler
among his brethren :
for he
thought
to make
him king
.
And he hath
understanding
, and spreadeth
out
of all his sons
to
all lands
of Judah and Benjamin, to
all
cities
of
the
bulwarks,
and giveth
to
them provision
in abundance ;
and he asketh
a
multitude
of
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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