1And when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.stylus1 Kings 12:21, 1 Kings 12:24, 1 Kings 12:21, 1 Kings 12:24, Psalms 33:162But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,stylus2 Chronicles 12:15, 2 Chronicles 12:15, 2 Chronicles 8:14, Deuteronomy 33:1, 1 Timothy 6:113Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,stylus2 Kings 17:34, Philippians 3:5, Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, Revelation 7:44Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done by me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.stylusGenesis 50:20, Genesis 50:20, 2 Chronicles 28:8, 2 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Chronicles 10:155And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.stylus2 Chronicles 8:2, 2 Chronicles 8:6, 2 Chronicles 8:2, 2 Chronicles 8:6, 2 Chronicles 27:46He built even Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,stylusMatthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6, 2 Chronicles 20:20, Genesis 35:19, Judges 15:87And Bethzur, and Shoco, and Adullam,stylusJoshua 15:35, Joshua 15:35, Micah 1:15, 1 Samuel 22:1, Joshua 12:158And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,stylus1 Samuel 23:14, Joshua 15:44, Joshua 15:24, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Chronicles 18:19And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,stylus2 Chronicles 32:9, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 15:39, Joshua 10:11, Joshua 15:3510And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fortified cities.stylusGenesis 23:2, 2 Samuel 2:11, Joshua 20:7, Joshua 14:14, Joshua 19:4111And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of food, and of oil and wine.stylus2 Chronicles 11:23, Isaiah 22:10, Isaiah 22:11, 2 Chronicles 17:19, 2 Chronicles 11:2312And in every single city he put shields and spears, and made them very strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.stylus2 Samuel 13:22, 2 Samuel 13:19, 2 Chronicles 32:5, 2 Chronicles 26:14, 2 Chronicles 26:1513And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him from all their land.stylus14For the Levites left their common lands and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office to the LORD:stylus2 Chronicles 13:9, 2 Chronicles 13:9, Numbers 35:2, Numbers 35:5, Numbers 35:215And he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the demons, and for the calves which he had made.stylus1 Kings 12:28, 1 Kings 12:28, Deuteronomy 32:17, 1 Kings 12:31, 1 Kings 13:3316And 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 to the LORD God of their fathers.stylus2 Chronicles 15:9, 2 Chronicles 15:9, 1 Samuel 7:3, 1 Samuel 7:4, 2 Chronicles 30:1117So 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.stylus2 Chronicles 12:1, 2 Chronicles 12:1, 2 Chronicles 8:13, 2 Chronicles 8:16, 2 Chronicles 1:118And Rehoboam took to himself Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David for a wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;stylus1 Samuel 16:6, 1 Samuel 16:6, 1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Samuel 17:28, 1 Chronicles 27:1819Who bore him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.stylus20And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; who bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.stylus2 Chronicles 13:2, 2 Chronicles 13:2, 1 Kings 15:1, 1 Kings 15:2, 2 Chronicles 11:2121And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and sixty daughters.)stylusDeuteronomy 17:17, Deuteronomy 17:17, 1 Kings 11:3, Judges 8:30, 2 Samuel 5:1322And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought to make him king.stylusDeuteronomy 21:15, Deuteronomy 21:17, Deuteronomy 21:15, Deuteronomy 21:17, 1 Chronicles 5:123And he dealt wisely, and distributed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them food in abundance. And he desired many wives.stylus2 Chronicles 10:8, 2 Chronicles 10:15, 1 Kings 1:5, 1 Kings 1:6, Genesis 25:6