2 Chronicles 11

1When Rehoboam had 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.Cross-references: 1Ki 12:21 · Ps 33:10 · Ps 33:16 · Prov 21:30

2But Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,Cross-references: Deut 33:1 · 1Sam 2:27 · 1Ki 12:22 · 2Chr 8:14 · 2Chr 12:5 · 2Chr 12:15 · +1 more

3“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,Cross-references: Gen 49:28 · Ex 24:4 · 2Ki 17:34 · Phil 3:5 · Rev 7:4

4‘Yahweh says, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to Yahweh’s words, and returned from going against Jeroboam.Cross-references: Gen 13:8 · Gen 50:20 · 2Sam 2:26 · 1Ki 11:29 · 1Ki 22:36 · 2Chr 10:15 · +9 more

5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.Cross-references: 2Chr 8:2 · 2Chr 11:23 · 2Chr 14:6 · 2Chr 16:6 · 2Chr 17:12 · 2Chr 26:6 · +2 more

6He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,Cross-references: Gen 35:19 · Judg 15:8 · 1Sam 17:12 · 2Sam 14:2 · 1Chr 4:32 · 2Chr 20:20 · +5 more

7Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,Cross-references: Josh 12:15 · Josh 15:35 · Josh 15:58 · 1Sam 22:1 · 2Sam 23:13 · Mic 1:15

8Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,Cross-references: Josh 15:24 · Josh 15:44 · 1Sam 23:14 · 1Sam 23:19 · 1Chr 18:1 · Ps 54:1

9Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,Cross-references: Josh 10:5 · Josh 10:11 · Josh 15:35 · Josh 15:39 · 2Chr 32:9

10Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.Cross-references: Gen 23:2 · Num 13:22 · Josh 14:14 · Josh 15:33 · Josh 19:41 · Josh 20:7 · +1 more

11He fortified the strongholds and put captains in them with stores of food, oil and wine.Cross-references: 2Chr 11:23 · 2Chr 17:19 · Isa 22:10

12He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.Cross-references: 2Sam 13:19 · 2Sam 13:22 · 2Chr 26:14 · 2Chr 32:5

13The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him out of all their territory.

14For the Levites left their pasture lands and their possessions, 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.Cross-references: Lev 27:30 · Num 18:21 · Num 35:2 · Josh 21:20 · 1Ki 12:28 · 1Ki 13:33 · +2 more

15He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goat and calf idols which he had made.Cross-references: Ex 32:4 · Ex 32:31 · Deut 32:17 · 1Ki 12:28 · 1Ki 12:31 · 1Ki 13:33 · +7 more

16After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.Cross-references: Ex 9:21 · Deut 12:5 · Deut 12:11 · Deut 12:13 · Deut 32:46 · Josh 22:19 · +15 more

17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.Cross-references: 2Chr 1:1 · 2Chr 7:17 · 2Chr 8:13 · 2Chr 12:1 · Hos 6:4 · Matt 13:20

18Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.Cross-references: 1Sam 16:6 · 1Sam 17:13 · 1Sam 17:28 · 1Chr 2:13 · 1Chr 27:18

19She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.

20After her, he took Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.Cross-references: 1Ki 15:1 · 2Chr 11:21 · 2Chr 12:16 · 2Chr 13:2 · Matt 1:7

21Rehoboam loved Maacah the granddaughter 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.Cross-references: Deut 17:17 · Judg 8:30 · 2Sam 3:2 · 2Sam 5:13 · 1Ki 11:3 · 1Chr 3:1 · +2 more

22Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.Cross-references: Deut 21:15 · 1Chr 5:1 · 1Chr 29:1

23He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance; and he sought many wives for them.Cross-references: Gen 25:6 · 1Ki 1:5 · 2Chr 10:8 · 2Chr 21:3 · Luke 16:8