2 Crônicas 11

¹ And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah andThat is, the half tribe of Benjamin for the other half went after Jeroboam.Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen [men], which were warriors, to fight againstMeaning the ten tribes who rebelled.Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

² But the worde of the Lorde came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

³ Speake vnto Rehoboam, the sonne of Salomon King of Iudah, and to all Israel that are in Iudah, and Beniamin, saying,

⁴ Thus sayth the Lorde, Ye shall not goe vp, nor fight against your brethren: returne euery man to his house: for this thing is done of me. They obeyed therfore the word of the Lord, and returned from going against Ieroboam.

⁵ And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, andOr, repaired them and made them strong to be more able to resist Jeroboam.built cities for defence in Judah.

⁶ Hee buylt also Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

⁷ And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,

⁸ And Gath, and Maresha, and Ziph,

⁹ And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,

¹⁰ And Zorah, and Aialon, and Hebron, which were in Iudah and Beniamin, strong cities.

¹¹ And he repaired the strong holdes and put captaines in them, and store of vitaile, and oyle and wine.

¹² And in all cities he put shieldes & speares, and made them exceeding strong: so Iudah and Beniamin were his.

¹³ And the Priests and the Leuites that were in all Israel, resorted vnto him out of all their coastes.

¹⁴ For the Leuites left their suburbes & their possession, and came to Iudah and to Ierusalem: for Ieroboam and his sonnes had cast them out from ministring in the Priestes office vnto the Lorde.

¹⁵ And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for theMeaning idols, (Isa_44:15).devils, and for the calves which he had made.

¹⁶ And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set theirWho were zealous of true religion and feared God.hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.

¹⁷ So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years theyAs long as they feared God, and set forth his word, they prospered.walked in the way of David and Solomon.

¹⁸ And Rehoboam tooke him Mahalath ye daughter of Ierimoth the sonne of Dauid to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the sonne of Ishai,

¹⁹ Which bare him sonnes Ieush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.

²⁰ And after her he tooke Maakah ye daughter of Absalom which bare him Abiiah, and Atthai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

²¹ And Rehoboam loued Maakah ye daughter of Absalom aboue all his wiues and his concubines: for he tooke eighteene wiues, and three score concubines, and begate eyght and twentie sonnes, and three score daughters.

²² And Rehoboam madeCalled also Abijam, who reigned three years, (1Ki_15:2).Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, [to be] ruler among his brethren: for [he thought] to make him king.

²³ 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 heHe gave himself to have many wives.desired many wives.