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Chapter 11 And when Rehoboam was come to
Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of

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Judah and Benjamin, an hundred and
fourscore thousand chosen men,

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which were warriors, to fight against
Israel, that he might bring the kingdom

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again to Rehoboam.

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But the word of the Lord came to Shimeiah
the man of God, saying, Speak unto

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Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of
Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and

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Benjamin, saying, Thus saith the Lord,
Ye shall not go up nor fight against your

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brethren.

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Return every man to his house,
for this thing is done of me.

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And they obeyed the words of the Lord and
returned from going against Jeroboam.

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And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem and built
cities for defense in Judah.

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He built even Bethlehem, and Edom,
and Tekoa, and Bethsaida, and Shokoh,

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and Adullam, and Gath, and Moreshah,
and Ziph, and Adoraim, and Lachish,

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and Ezekiah, and Zorah, and Ajilon,
and Hebron, which are in Judah and in

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Benjamin fenced cities.

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And he fortified the strongholds,
and put captains in them, and store of

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vittle, and of oil, and wine.

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And in every several city he put shields
and spears, and made them exceeding

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strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his
side.

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And the priests and the Levites that were
in all Israel resorted to him out of all

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their coasts.

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For the Levites left their suburbs and
their possession, and came to Judah and

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Jerusalem.

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For Jeroboam and his sons had cast them
off from executing the priests' office

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unto the Lord.

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And he ordained him priests for the high
places, and for the devils, and for the

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calves which he had made.

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And after them, out of all the tribes of
Israel, such as set their hearts to seek

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the Lord God of Israel, came to Jerusalem
to sacrifice unto the Lord God of their

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fathers.

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So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah,
and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon

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strong three years.

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For three years they walked in the way of
David and Solomon.

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And Rehoboam took him Maalath,
the daughter of Jeremoth, the son of

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David, to wife, and Abihel, the daughter
of Eliab, the son of Jesse, which bear him

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children, Chiosh, and Shammariah,
and Zaham.

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And after her he took Meachah,
the daughter of Absalom, which bear him

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Abijah, and Attai, and Zizah, and
Shalomith.

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And Rehoboam loved Meachah, the daughter
of Absalom, above all his wives and his

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concubines.

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For he took eighteen wives and threescore
concubines, and begat twenty and eight

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sons and threescore daughters.

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And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of
Meachah the chief, to be ruler among his

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brethren.

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For he thought to make him king.

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And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all
his children throughout all the countries

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of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced
city.

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And he gave them vital in abundance.

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And he desired many wives.