1And when Rehoboam had entered Jerusalem, he called together the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, warriors,—to fight against Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam.stylus1 Kings 12:21, 1 Kings 12:24, 1 Kings 12:21, 1 Kings 12:24, Psalms 33:162Then came the word of Yahweh, unto 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 unto Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah,—and unto all Israel in Judah and in Benjamin, saying:stylus2 Kings 17:34, Philippians 3:5, Genesis 49:28, Exodus 24:4, Revelation 7:44Thus, saith Yahweh, Ye shall not go up neither shall ye fight against your brethren, return every man to his own house, for, from me, hath this thing been brought about. So they hearkened unto the words of Yahweh, and turned back 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 27:46yea he built Bethlehem and Etam, and Tekoa;stylusMatthew 2:5, Matthew 2:6, 2 Chronicles 20:20, Genesis 35:19, Judges 15:87and Beth-zur and Soco, 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 Benjamin,—as fortified cities.stylusGenesis 23:2, 2 Samuel 2:11, Joshua 20:7, Joshua 14:14, Joshua 19:4111And he strengthened the fortified places,—and put therein captains, and stores of food, and oil and wine;stylus2 Chronicles 11:23, Isaiah 22:10, Isaiah 22:11, 2 Chronicles 17:19, 2 Chronicles 11:2312and, in every several city, shields and spears, and made them exceedingly strong,—thus Judah and Benjamin remained his.stylus2 Samuel 13:22, 2 Samuel 13:19, 2 Chronicles 32:5, 2 Chronicles 26:14, 2 Chronicles 26:1513And, the priests and Levites that were in all Israel, took their stand with him, out of all their boundaries.stylus14For the Levites left their pasture lands, and their possessions, and came to Judah, and to Jerusalem,—for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, from ministering as priests unto Yahweh;stylus2 Chronicles 13:9, 2 Chronicles 13:9, Numbers 35:2, Numbers 35:5, Numbers 35:215and appointed for himself 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 were setting their heart to seek Yahweh God of Israel, came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto Yahweh, 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 emboldened Rehoboam son of Solomon, for three years,—for they walked in the way of David and Solomon, for three years.stylus2 Chronicles 12:1, 2 Chronicles 12:1, 2 Chronicles 8:13, 2 Chronicles 8:16, 2 Chronicles 1:118And Rehoboam took him to wife, Mahalath, daughter of Jerimoth, son of David,—and Abihail, daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse;stylus1 Samuel 16:6, 1 Samuel 16:6, 1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Samuel 17:28, 1 Chronicles 27:1819and she bare him sons,—Jeush and Shamariah and Zaham.stylus20And, after her, he took Maacah, daughter of Absolom,—and she bare 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 Maacah daughter of Absolom, above all his wives and his concubines, for, eighteen wives, took he, and sixty concubines,—and begat twenty-eight sons, and sixty daughters.stylusDeuteronomy 17:17, Deuteronomy 17:17, 1 Kings 11:3, Judges 8:30, 2 Samuel 5:1322So then Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as head, to be chief ruler among his brethren,—yea that he might make him king.stylusDeuteronomy 21:15, Deuteronomy 21:17, Deuteronomy 21:15, Deuteronomy 21:17, 1 Chronicles 5:123So he took heed, and dispersed all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto all the fortified cities, and gave them food in abundance,—and asked a multitude of wives.stylus2 Chronicles 10:8, 2 Chronicles 10:15, 1 Kings 1:5, 1 Kings 1:6, Genesis 25:6