1And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him.

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1 Kings 12:21, 1 Kings 12:24, 1 Kings 12:21, 1 Kings 12:24, Psalms 33:16

2And the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:

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2 Chronicles 12:15, 2 Chronicles 12:15, 2 Chronicles 8:14, Deuteronomy 33:1, 1 Timothy 6:11

3Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon the king of Juda, and to all Israel, in Juda and Benjamin:

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2 Kings 17:34, Philippians 3:5, Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, Revelation 7:4

4Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: let every man return to his own house, for by my will this thing has been done. And when they heard the word of the Lord, they returned, and did not go against Jeroboam,

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Genesis 50:20, Genesis 50:20, 2 Chronicles 28:8, 2 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Chronicles 10:15

5And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.

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2 Chronicles 8:2, 2 Chronicles 8:6, 2 Chronicles 8:2, 2 Chronicles 8:6, 2 Chronicles 27:4

6And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,

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Matthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6, 2 Chronicles 20:20, Genesis 35:19, Judges 15:8

7And Bethsur, and Socho, and Odollam,

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Joshua 15:35, Joshua 15:35, Micah 1:15, 1 Samuel 22:1, Joshua 12:15

8And Geth, and Maresa, and Ziph,

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1 Samuel 23:14, Joshua 15:44, Joshua 15:24, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Chronicles 18:1

9And Aduram, and Lachis, and Azecha,

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2 Chronicles 32:9, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 15:39, Joshua 10:11, Joshua 15:35

10Saraa also, and Aialon, and Hebron, which are in Juda and Benjamin, well fenced cities.

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Genesis 23:2, 2 Samuel 2:11, Joshua 20:7, Joshua 14:14, Joshua 19:41

11And when he had enclosed them with walls, he put in them governors and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and of wine.

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2 Chronicles 11:23, Isaiah 22:10, Isaiah 22:11, 2 Chronicles 17:19, 2 Chronicles 11:23

12Moreover in every city he made an armoury of shields and spears, and he fortified them with great diligence, and he reigned over Juda, and Benjamin,

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2 Samuel 13:22, 2 Samuel 13:19, 2 Chronicles 32:5, 2 Chronicles 26:14, 2 Chronicles 26:15

13And the priests and Levites, that were in all Israel, came to him out of all their seats,

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14Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord.

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2 Chronicles 13:9, 2 Chronicles 13:9, Numbers 35:2, Numbers 35:5, Numbers 35:2

15And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.

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1 Kings 12:28, 1 Kings 12:28, Deuteronomy 32:17, 1 Kings 12:31, 1 Kings 13:33

16Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever gave their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to sacrifice their victims before the Lord the God of their fathers.

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2 Chronicles 15:9, 2 Chronicles 15:9, 1 Samuel 7:3, 1 Samuel 7:4, 2 Chronicles 30:11

17And they strengthened the kingdom of Juda, and established Roboam the son of Solomon for three years: for they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon, only three years.

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2 Chronicles 12:1, 2 Chronicles 12:1, 2 Chronicles 8:13, 2 Chronicles 8:16, 2 Chronicles 1:1

18And Roboam took to wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David: and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai.

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1 Samuel 16:6, 1 Samuel 16:6, 1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Samuel 17:28, 1 Chronicles 27:18

19And they bore him sons Jehus, and Somorias, and Zoom.

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20And after her he married Maacha the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abia, and Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith.

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2 Chronicles 13:2, 2 Chronicles 13:2, 1 Kings 15:1, 1 Kings 15:2, 2 Chronicles 11:21

21And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and concubines: for he had married eighteen wives, and threescore concubines: and he begot eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters.

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Deuteronomy 17:17, Deuteronomy 17:17, 1 Kings 11:3, Judges 8:30, 2 Samuel 5:13

22But he put at the head of them Abia the son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king,

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Deuteronomy 21:15, Deuteronomy 21:17, Deuteronomy 21:15, Deuteronomy 21:17, 1 Chronicles 5:1

23Because he was wiser and mightier than all his sons, and in all the countries of Juda, and of Benjamin, and in all the walled cities: and he gave them provisions in abundance, and he sought many wives.

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2 Chronicles 10:8, 2 Chronicles 10:15, 1 Kings 1:5, 1 Kings 1:6, Genesis 25:6